第33部分(第6/7 頁)

Then；　just　as　Blair　began　crossing　the　street　to　Nate？s　town　house；　avery　familiar…looking　blond

in　worn　True

Religion　jeans　and　a　black　Tory　Burch　logo　tank　rounded　the　corner。　With　her　huge　black　Chanel

sunglasses　covering　half　her　face；　Serena　looked　like　she　was　dressed　for　a　stealth　mission。　And　as

she　pushed　open　the　heavy　door　to　Nate？s　town　house；　Blair　swore　Serena　looked　just　the　tiniest

bit　guilty。

Blair　stopped　in　the　middle　of　the　street；　not　even　caring　if　a　taxi　rammed　into　her。　She　felt　like

she？d　been　punched　in　the　chest。　All　the　air　rushed　out　of　her　lungs。　What　was　Serena　doing

atNate？s　？　And　why　was　Nate　lying　to　her？　Why　wouldn？t　he　rather　see　his　own　girlfriend　than

that　two…faced　fake；　Serena？

Good　question。

Queasiness　overcame　her。　In　fact；　she　thought　she　might　be　sick　right　there　on　the　pavement。　She

took　a　few　steps　back　until　she　found　a　fire　hydrant　to　steady　herself　on。　She？d　kill　them　both；

except　then　they？d　be　together　in　the　afterlife　and　that　would　killher　。

A　bus　drove　by；　burping　clouds　of　stinky　black　exhaust　in　her　face。　Blair　began　coughing

furiously；　and　through　the　hot　tears　in　her　eyes；　she　saw　Serena？s　gorgeous；　airbrushed　face　in

front　of　her；　larger　than　life；　staring　out　from　the　side　of　the　bus；　the　words　BREAKFAST　AT

FRED？S　in　pink　rolling　script　above　her　gleaming　blond　head；　and　below；　in　hot…pink　letters

TRUE　LOVE　NEVER　LIES。

Apparently；　that　depends　on　your　definition　of　true　love。

smile！　things　can　only　get　worse

？Surprise！？

Dan　walked　into　the　Humphreys？　apartment　after　a　long　day　of　stacking　musty　books　at　the

Strand　and　blinked　in　shock　as　the　lights　sn