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The Opposite of Sex -Never the Same Again After That Summer
written by Don Roos

Cynical and definitely not politically-correct, 16-year-old Dedee Truitt (Christina Ricci) abandons her unique pseudo-family.

DeDee: Seems like everybody is having sex but me. It's not that I'm against sex. I mean, it was clever of God or evolution or whatever to hook the survival of the species to it, because we're gonna screw around no matter what. It was a smarter thing to pick than, say, the instinct to share your toys or return phone calls. (scoffs) We'd have died out, like, eons ago. But on the minus side -- God, all the attachment that goes with it. It's like this net. Sex always ends in kids or disease or, like, you know, relationships. That's exactly what I don't want. I want the opposite of all that. Because it's not worth it. Not really? Is it? When you think about it. (she sees a montage of images of relationships - brothers, sisters, lovers, DeDee and one boy she adored) Okay, so maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's not all crap. Maybe - (spoken out-loud) goddamn it. I thought the whole idea was I knew what happens next. I'll tell you one thing. I'm not gonna go back to Bill's house and be this big changed person for you. I told you right off, I don't grow a heart of gold. And if I do, which is, like, so unlikely, give me a break and don't make me do it in front of you! Come on, guys, go okay? (spoken, directly towards the camera) Go!  I'll give you this much, though. I never was the same again after that summer.