小说园

第9部分（第1页）

in。　We　could　order　sushi。？

Ignoring　Chuck？s　pathetic；　lonely　offer；　Nate　retrieved　his　bike　from　the　trunk　and　trudged　up　the

driveway。　He　needed　to　clear　his　head。

He　also　needs　to　learn　not　to　believe　everything　he　hears。　（Not　that　we　don？t　all　make　that

mistake　from　time　to　time。）

s　follows　in　audrey？s　footsteps。　literally。

Serena　stepped　out　of　a　flaming　yellow　taxi　onto　a　crowded　stretch　of　Fifth　Avenue；　wearing　a

simple　black　shift　and　a　pair　of　enormous　sunglasses；　courtesy　of　the　designer　Bailey　Winter。　She

was　in　costume？even　Serena　wouldn？t　prance　around　the　city　in　the　middle　of　the　day　in　a　cocktail

dress？　rehearsing　the　opening　scene　of　the　movie。　Holly　had　to　peer　into　the　display　windows　of

the　famous　jewelry　store　Tiffany　and　pany　while　eating　breakfast　after　a　long　night　out；　just

like　Audrey　Hepburn　did　in　the　original　movie。

Gripping　a　takeout　cup　of　coffee　and　brown　paper　bag　full　of　pastries　provided　by　the　prop

department；　Serena　strolled　primly　toward　the　elegant　building；　counting　the　steps　to　her…self；

slowly　and　deliberately。One；two；three；four。

？Watch　it；？　barked　a　suited　businessman；　brushing　by　her　as　he　snarled　into　a　cell　phone。

？Sorry；？　Serena　mumbled；　feeling　flustered。　She　walked　back　to　the　curb；　turned　around；　and

retraced　her　steps。　She　tried　to　keep　her　back　perfectly　straight；　the　way　Ken　had　instructed　her　to；

but　she　had　to　focus　on　making　a　direct　path　to　the　store；　too；　which　was　nearly　impossible

because　there　were　so　many　people　around。　She　finally　made　it；　but　the　windows　were　pletely

blocked　out　by　tourists；　frantically　snapping　pictures　of　the　window　displays。　That　was

definitelynot　in　the　script。

A　chubby　older　woman　in　a　tennis　skirt　held　her　camera　out　to　Serena；　gesturing　that　she　wanted

Serena　to　take　her　photograph。　Serena　shrugged；　dropped　the　paper　bag　onto　the　street；　and　took

the　camera。　She　focused　and　took　a　picture　of　the　woman；　smiling　and　pointing　to　the　Tiffany

logo。

？Thanks！　And　now　may　I　take　a　picture　of　you？　You　work　for　the　store；　right？？　Serena　was

flabbergasted。　Of　course　she　must　look　like　some　moronic　walking　window　display；　hired　by

Tiffany　in　hopes　that　the　nod　to　the　old　film　would　sell　more　jewelry。　She　kept　a　smile　plastered　to

her　face　while　the　woman　snapped　away；　then　picked　up　her　paper　bag　and　walked　back　to　the

curb。　A　bus　roared　past；　sending　a　blast　of　hot　exhaust　up　her　dress。

Aaah；　summer　in　the　city。

Serena　looked　up　at　the　store；　her　whole　body　trembling　with　frustration。　It　was　nearly　a　hundred

degrees；　she　was　sweating　and　overdressed；　people　were　staring；　and　she　just　wanted　to　go

home？to　her　parents？　penthouse；　not　her　cat…piss…scented　dump？and　change　into　linen　boxers；　a