第26部分(第4/7 頁)

　Met；　how

about　those　crazy　Czech　weirdos；　doing　their　encore　performance　of　？Ode　to　Love？　at　about　4

a。m。？　Were　they　eveninvited？　。　。　。N　walking　down　Fifth　Avenue　talking　in　hushed；　excited　tones　on

his　cell。　Was　he　calling　his　dealer？

Dawn　will　be　here　soon　enough；　and　you　know　I？ll　be　the　first　to　report　on　what　the　new　day

brings　when　I　wake　up。　？Night；　all。

You　know　you　love　me。

gossip　girl

all　aboard？or　not

Tick…tock；　tick…tock　。　。　。

Blair　stood　beneath　the　giant　clock　atop　the　information　booth　in　the　middle　of　Grand　Central

Station；　searching　the　crowd　impatiently　for　Nate。　The　main　hall　of　Grand　Central　was　mass

pandemonium。　Travelers　rushed　to　their　trains；　suitcases　dragging　behind　them；　seemingly

oblivious　to　the　train　station？s　elegant　beauty。　Grand　Central　was　so　much　nicer　than　any　other

station　in　the　world；　with　its　marble　floors；　gold　leaf　molding；　and　beautiful　sea　green　mural　of　the

constellations　on　the　ceiling。　When　Blair　was　little　she？d　loved　searching　for　the　scorpion；　her

zodiac　sign。

Not　that　she　was　really　in　any　mood　to　appreciate　the　beauty　of　the　old　train　station　today。　As　the

impatient　muters　streamed　past　her；　Blair　felt　like　the　only　person　standing　still　in　the　whole

place。　She　checked　her　watch　again？not　that　she　needed　to；　considering　she　was　standing　under

the　biggest　fucking　clock　in　the　world。　Their　train　was　leaving　in　less　than　ten　minutes；　and　Nate

wasn？t　there。　She　hadn？t　seen　him　since　she？d　toasted　the　good　news　about　Yale　last　night　with

his　dad。　He？d　disappeared　at　the　end　of　the　party；　presumably　to　go　home　and　pack。　Of　course；　he

was　bound　to　bring　all　the　wrong