小说园

第24部分（第3页）

Contrary　to　popular　belief；　there？s　nothing　like　a　mysterious　departure　to　pique　a　girl？s　interest。

You　know　you　love　me

Serena？s　pale　blond　hair　was　matted　with　sweat　and　her　yellow　Tocca　dress　clung　to　her　skin　like

wet　tissue　paper。　She？d　been　dancing　for　an　hour　and　she　could　barely　stand　up。　Vanessa　was

leaning　against　the　wall；　chugging　from　a　bottle　of　Perrier；　her　cheeks　red　with　exertion。　Serena

joined　her；　grabbing　the　water　out　of　her　friend？s　hand　and　pouring　it　down　her　throat。

？You　haven？t　seen　Dan；　have　you？？　Vanessa　asked　breathlessly。　Now　that　she　was　finished

dancing；　it　might　be　fun　to　find　a　quiet　nook　in　the　club　somewhere　and　make　out　with　Dan　for　a

while。

？Nope；？　Serena　remarked。　The　two　girls　surveyed　the　room；　their　eyes　stinging　with　the　salt　from

their　sweat。　A　group　of　gray…uniform…wearing　tenth…grade　boys　from　some　Catholic　school　were

making　a　human　pyramid　with　Chuck　Bass　on　top；　even　though　he　weighed　as　much　as　all　of　them

bined。　One　of　the　L？？cole　girls　had　taken　off　her　halter　top　and　was　dancing　by　herself　in　the

corner；　smoking　a　joint　and　strumming　a　guitar；　a　sun；　moon；　and　stars　tattoo　standing　out　on　her

shoulder　blade。

？This　party　is　weird；？　Vanessa　observed。

？Have　you　seen　Nate？？　Serena　asked。　She　vaguely　remembered　arriving　with　him；　but　she　hadn？t

seen　him　since。　She　squinted；　half　expecting　to　find　Nate　weeping　at　the　bar；　but　she　couldn？t　see

him　anywhere。

Blair　stepped　away　from　the　bar；　a　fresh　flute　of　bubbling　champagne　in　her　hand　and　a　fresh

cigarette　dangling　from　the　antique　ebony…and…mother…of…pearl　cigarette　holder　between　her

glossed　lips；　looking　like　a　character　out　of　an　old　movie。　Serena　pushed　herself　away　from　the

wall　and　went　over　to　her。

？I　love　your　pearls。？

Blair　decided　not　to　spit　in　Serena？s　face　or　scratch　her　dark　blue　eyes　out。　？They？re　from

Marcus。？

Serena　nodded；　about　to　say　something　about　what　an　amazing　guy　Marcus　was；　but　she　was

distracted。　？You　haven？t　seen　Nate；　have　you？？

Blair　took　a　long　sip　of　champagne　and　blew　smoke　into　the　air。　She？d　been　busy　accepting　gifts

from　her　mysterious　royal　beau。　She　didn？t　have　time　to　keep　track　of　Nate？s　erratic

whereabouts。　？Not　really。？

Serena　scanned　the　room　with　her　eyes。　？He？s　been　acting　strange；？　she　remarked；　chewing　on

her　thumbnail。　？Don？t　you　think　so？？

Again；　Blair　really　didn？t　have　an　opinion　on　the　subject。　The　moss　green　sweater　was　where

she？d　left　it；　folded　on　a　chair　nearby。　？I　guess；？　she　allowed。

That　tiny　big…chested　ninth　grader　Jenny　Humphrey　stepped　out　of　the　alcove　where　the　men？s

room　was；　her　curly　dark　hair　slightly　askew　and　her　mouth　red　and　swollen；　as　if　from　too　much