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anessa　was　beginning　to　wonder　who　Blair　thought　it　was　so　important　to　call　every　five

seconds　when　a　cell　phone　started　to　blast　Madonna？s　？Like　a　Virgin。？　Vanessa　turned　around　and

spotted　Isabel　Coates　and　Kati　Farkas　seated　next　to　each　other　under　the　dryers；　their　heads

sporting　matching　strips　of　aluminum　foil。　Kati　talked　loudly　on　her　cell；　holding　her　palm　against

her　other　ear　to　block　out　the　roar　of　wind。　She　was　wearing　some　kind　of　frilly　pink　sundress　that

hung　from　her　body　like　a　sack；　and　Isabel　wore　the　exact　same　thing？but　in　a　bilious　shade　of

green。　Isabel　looked　up　and　spotted　Vanessa　sitting　in　a　stylist？s　chair。　She　elbowed　Kati；　who

burst　into　a　fit　of　laughter。

？Getting　a　new　look？？　Kati　yelled　out；　holding　the　phone　away　from　her　head。

？Obviously；？　Vanessa　mumbled；　before　turning　back　around　and　facing　the　dreaded　mirror。　Blair

was　leaving　yet　another　message。

？。　。　。　so　I？mstill　here　at　the　spa；　and　you　need　to　call　me　when　you　get　this。　Just　don？t　do　anything

stupid；　okay？？　She　crankily　snapped　her　cell　shut　and　sighed。

？Where？s　Nate？？　Vanessa　asked　as　a　perky　blond　assistant　dressed　entirely　in　white　spandex

placed　a　glass　of　ice　water　with　lemon　slices　on　the　countertop　in　front　of　her。　Vanessa　grabbed　the

glass；　swallowing　the　cold　water　greedily。

？Fuck　if　I　know。？　Blair　sighed。　？And　it？s　not　like　I　don？t　need　help；　getting　ready　for　Yale　and

everything。？　？I　know　what　you　mean；？　Vanessa　said　sympathetically；　placing　the　empty　glass　back

on　the　countertop。　？It？s　not　like　I？m　spending　a　lot　of　time　with　Ruby　now　that　she？s　getting

married。　Or　Dan；？　she　added。　？He？s　so　busy　with　his　job　and　his　new　boyfriend