小说园

第20部分（第1页）

Growl。

Blair　hitched　up　the　straps　on　her　totally　see…though　cream…colored　Cosabella　camisole。　If　it

hadn？t　been　for　Lord　Marcus；　she？d　have　grabbed　the　girl　by　the　scruff　of　the　neck　and　thrown　her

out　on　the　street。

？Hey；　sis；？　Tyler　greeted　her　in　a　fake　stoner　voice；　puffing　up　his　shoulders　in　an　attempt　to　look

bigger。　？This　is　Jasmine。　Jazz；　this　is　my　sister；　Blair。？

？Cool；？　Blair？s　apple…cheeked　clone　responded　casually。　Like　she　hadn？t　just　spent　all　day　trying

to　dress　exactly　like　Blair。

Blair　wrinkled　up　her　pert　little　nose。　？I　got　the　part！？　she　heard　Serena　scream　from　the　other

side　of　the　room；　for　what　seemed　like　the　thousandth　fucking　time。　She　picked　up　her　cigarette

holder；　waiting　for　Marcus　to　give　her　a　light。　？How　do　you　do？？　she　replied　in　her　best

gracious…under…pressure　Audrey　Hepburn　imitation；　blowing　smoke　over　her　brother？s　and　his

stupid　little　girlfriend？s　heads。

Serena　may　well　have　gotten　the　part；　but　Blairlived　it；　every　day。

Nothing　can　keep　us　together

It　was　almost　surreal　how　graduation　changed　everything　and　everybody。　The　party　was　like

being　at　a　reunion；　except　that　they？d　only　just　graduated　that　morning。　Some　of　the　girls　were

still　wearing　their　white　graduation　dresses　with　rubber　flip…flops　and　their　hair　all　undone；

looking　like　runaway　brides。　The　boys　had　rolled　the　cuffs　up　on　their　neatly　pressed　khakis；　and

their　school　ties　hung　askew　on　their　bare；　sun…kissed　chests；　so　that　they　resembled　models　in　a

Ralph　Lauren　menswear　campaign；　dressed　up　for　cocktails　but　sitting　on　a　dock　with　their　feet

dangling　in　a　lake　as　if　they？d　rather　drink　beers　together　than　go　back　inside　to　the　stuffy　cocktail

party。

Serena　thought　of　herself　as　an　emotional　person。　The　fashion　designer　Les　Best　had　even　named

a　perfume　Serena？s　Tears　when　he？d　caught　her　weeping　in　the　snow　at　a　photo　shoot　in　Central

Park。　She？d　always　thought　she？d　be　a　basket　case　during　graduation。　After　all；　she？d　grown　up

with　these　people；　shared　the　same　ups　and　downs；　suffered　the　same　disappointments　and

triumphs。　But　here　she　was；　nothing　short　of　ecstatic。　Even　Nate？s　mopey；　distracted　disposition

couldn？t　bring　her　down；　becauseshe？d　gotten　the　part！

Yes；　we　heard　her　the　first　time。

In　his　usual　pretentious；　oddball　manner；　Ken　Mogul　hadn？t　even　watched　her　second　audition。

He？d　kept　his　back　turned；　trying　to　ascertain　whether　she　radiated　the　right　energy　for　the　part。

When　she　finished　delivering　her　lines；　he　didn？t　turn　around；　just　held　up　his　hand　and

said；　？Thank　you。？

The　second　audition　had　taken　place　in　an　old　warehouse　in　the　Meatpacking　District；　on　the

opposite　end　of　Manhattan　from　Brick　Church。　Serena　was　already　dressed　for　graduation；　and