小说园

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of　a　bad　way　if　you　didn？t　know　the　people。　She　decided　to　start　with　Blair？s　interview。　Blair

looked　totally　awesome　sitting　in　front　of　Bethesda　Fountain　in　Central　Park　wearing　a　black　polo

shirt　and　her　jade…and…Swarovski…crystal　chandelier　earrings。　A　group　of　shirtless　boys　were

playing　Frisbee　in　the　background；　girls　in　bikinis　sprawled　at　their　feet。

？For　me　it？s　not　just　about　having　sex；　though。　It？s　about　my　whole　future。　Yale　and　Nate：　the

two　things　I？ve　always　wanted　？？　Blair　declared；　sounding　unusually　psychotic。　？And　if　I　don？t

get　in　？　someone　is　going　to　fucking　pay。　This　is；　like；　my　one　chance　to　be　happy；　and　I　think　I

deserve　it；　you　know？？

Well；　hello；　crazy　bitch。

Vanessa　winced。　Of　course　it　was　good　film；　but　considering　how　things　had　turned　out　with

Nate；　it　would　hurt　Blair？s　feelings　too　much　to　use　it。

Aaron　came　out　of　the　kitchen　to　peer　over　her　shoulder　at　the　little　screen　on　her　digital　video

camera；　a　carrot　stick　in　his　mouth。　？When？s　my　part？？

Vanessa　fast…forwarded　until　she　got　to　Aaron？s　interview；　taken　late　one　night　in　her

bedroom？which　explained　why　he　was　wearing　only　a　lavender…and…celery…green　striped　sheet。

The　interview　had　been　done　before　he　cut　his　hair；　and　brown　mini　dreadlocks　stuck　out　in　all

directions　from　his　head。

？I？ve　been　feeling　really；　really　good　about　myself　since　I　heard　from　Harvard；？　the　practically

naked；　dreadlocked　Aaron　told　the　camera。　？I　mean；　I　used　to　be　this　skinny　kid　with　braces　and

frizzy　hair；　and　now　I？m；　like；　theking　。　It　totally　rocks！？

Good　for　you；　dude。　Good　for　you。

Behind　them；　the　timer　on　the　oven　went　off。　？I　sound　like　an　asshole；？　Aaron　observed　casually

as　he　headed　back　into　the　kitchen。　？But　you　can　use　it。　I　don？t　mind。？

Vanessa　went　back　to　Blair？s　segment；　watching　it　over　and　over　and　trying　to　edit　it　in　such　a

way　that　Blair　wouldn？t　sound　totally　demonic。　Maybe　Blair　didn？t　have　Nate　anymore；　but　she

had　gotten　into　Yale　in　the　end。　As　she　scrolled　over　and　over　through　the　footage　in　her　film；

listening　to　her　classmates？　and　peers？　hilariously　self…absorbed　statements　and　sad　truths；　she

grew　more　and　more　reticent　about　missing　graduation。　Not　that　she　was　actually　into　group　hugs

or　white　dresses；　but　it　seemed　kind　ofwrong　to　miss　out　on　the　one　day　she？d　been　waiting　for

since　she　started　at　Constance　Billard　in　ninth　grade。

Like　hooking　up　with　two　guys　on　the　same　daywasn？t　wrong？

Professor　Pierre　Papadametriou

English　Dept。；　The　Evergreen　State　College

2700　Evergreen　Parkway　NW

Olympia；　WA　98505

Daniel　Humphrey

815　West　End　Avenue；　Apt。　8D

New　York；　NY　10024