小说园

第14部分（第2页）

？Harold　Waldorf　is　in　Bordeaux；　at　a　wine　auction；？　she　corrected　her　tackily　dressed　neighbor　in

a　polite　whisper　as　she　smoothed　out　the　lilac…colored　silk　calf…length　skirt　of　her

simple…but…gorgeous　Yves　Saint　Laurent　suit。　？I　know　for　a　fact　because　a　dear　friend　of　mine　is

bidding　on　a　few　bottles　of　Burgundy　for　us　there。　However；　I　know　nothing　about　the　car。？

Around　the　corner；　in　one　of　the　church？s　outer　chambers；　the　seniors　lined　up　in　size　order；

giddily　awaiting　the　first　few　chords　of　？Pomp　and　Circumstance。？　Kati　Farkas　and　Isabel　Coates

were　the　shortest　ones；　in　matching　white　Ferragamo　flats　and　matching　Carolina　Herrera　Mexican

bridesmaid？style　dresses　with　lace　bows　in　the　back　and　little　white　pom…poms　hanging　from　the

elbow…length　sleeves。　Desperate　to　be　next　to　each　other　in　line；　they？d　done　a　survey　of　all　the

girls　in　their　class；　asking　what　size　heel　they　planned　to　wear　for　graduation。　Even

Doc…Marten…boots…wearing　Vanessa　had　said　she？d　be　wearing　platforms；　so　flats　were　their　best

option。　How　cool　was　it　that　not　only　were　they　together　in　line；　wearing　matching　outfits？they

werefirst　！

Yippee！

In　her　two…and…a…half…inch　white　kidskin　Manolo　dancing　shoes；　Blair　was　somewhere　in　the

middle。　Her　white　satin　Oscar　de　la　Renta　suit　had　been　flawlessly　tailored；　the　jacket　nipping　in

around　her　tiny　waist　and　accentuating　her　excellent　shoulders。　None　of　the　other　girls　had　been

creative　or　fashion…forward　enough　to　even　think　of　wearing　a　suit；　let　alone　the　shimmery　coral

pink　Chanel　lipstick　she？d　bought　especially　for　the　day　or　the　simple　pearls　she？d　chosen　for　her

ears。　She？d　memorized　her　speech　and　kept　reciting　it　over　and　over　in　her　head；　bouncing　on　the

balls　of　her　feet　to　keep　her　circulation　going　and　her　adrenaline　level　high。

Thank　you　for　ing；　ladies　and　gentlemen。　And　thank　you　to　the　senior　class　for　electing　me

as　its　speaker。　You　know；　some　of　us　girls　have　been　together　since　kindergarten。　We　learned　to

read　together。　We　lost　our　baby　teeth　together。　We　learned　how　to　get　the　most　Oreos　at　recess

together。　And　as　the　years　went　by；　we　learned　not　to　crack　under　pressure　together。　Now　here　we

are；　college…bound；　and　we？re　all　still　friends。　How　could　we　not　be？

There？s　something　else　I　learned　at　Constance　that　I　wanted　to　share　with　you　today：　how　to　get

what　you　want。　？

？Has　anyone　seen　Serena？？　Nicki　Button　asked　loudly　as　she　examined　her　beady　brown　eyes　in

a　pact　and　tugged　on　her　sweet；　drop…waist；　flapper…style　graduation　dress。　？Can　you　believe　I

bought　this　at　achildren？s　vintage　clothing　boutique？？　she　asked　for　the　tenth　time　so　everyone

could　remark　on　how　tiny　and　skinny　she　was。

？And　what　about　Vanessa？？　Laura　Salmon　added；　sucking　in　her　breath　as　she　tried　to　tighten　the

semi…inappropriate　lace…up　bodice　on　her　corset…style　Alexander　McQueen　dress。

？You？d　think　they　could　try　not　to　be　late　just　this　once；？　Rain　Hoffstetter　put　in；　helping　Laura

with　her　laces　and　trying　not　to　bang　into　anyone　in　her　inexplicably　pouffy　Christian　Lacroix