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muters　for　Nate？s　face；　or　checking　the　time　on　the　giant　clock　directly　above　them。　She　was

starting　to　get　insanely　nervous。　Not　to　mention　pissed　off。　If　Nate　didn？t　get　there　soon；　he？d

miss　the　train。　Not　that　that　would　be　the　end　of　the　world？he　could　always　catch　the　next　one。　But

she　really　wanted　them　to　have　the　experience　of　starting　their　new　lifetogether　。　And　if　he　didn？t

get　therenow　；　it　wasn？t　going　to　happen。

？What？　No。　When　did　this　all　happen？？　Serena？s　normally　smooth　brow　wrinkled　in

confusion。　？He　didn？t　say　anything？？　？Last　night。　He　must　not　have　had　the　chance　to　tell　you

either。？　Blair　pulled　her　cell　from　her　bag　with　an　exasperated　sigh　and　dialed　Nate？s　number

again。　It　rang　and　rang　and　then　went　to　voice　mail。

Again。

hello；　goodbye

？God；　Dan。？　Jenny？s　voice　rang　out　in　the　early…morning　sunlight　as　she　dumped　a　big　box　into

the　trunk　of　Dan？s　robin？s　egg　blue　1977　Buick　Skylark。　Even　though　it　was　only　10　a。m。；　the

pavement　on　Ninety…ninth　Street　and　West　End　Avenue　was　already　blazing　hot；　and　the　garbage

bins　were　starting　to　smell　like　rotting　dog　poo。　Jenny　straightened　up；　wiping　her　hands　off　on　her

jeans。　？Do　you　think　you　packed　enough　crap？？

Dan　scowled；　taking　a　scuffed…up　Samsonite　suitcase　from　his　sister？s　tiny

hands。　？They？rebooks　；？　he　muttered；　gently　placing　the　luggage　in　the　trunk；　？not　crap。？

？Well；　whatever？s　in　there　is　heavy。？　Jenny　was　panting　in　the　oppressive　August　heat；　her　white

FCUK　wifebeater　streaked　with　grime。　Dan　threw　a　duffel　bag　into　the　back…seat？along　with　a

blanket　and　pillow；　his　notebook；　and　a　few　bags　of　stale　H&H　bagels。　He　couldn？t　wait　to　park