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ndezvous？　Blair　leaned

forward　on　the　bench；　trying　to　make　out　Serena？s　expression　as　she　held　the　phone　to　her　head。

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep。

Blair　jumped　as　her　cell　began　to　vibrate　and　ring　from　the　confines　of　her　tote。　She　grabbed　it

and　looked　at　the　caller…ID　screen。Well；　of　course。

？Hello？？she　answered　shrilly；　unable　to　keep　the　iciness　from　her　voice。

？Hey。？　Serena？s　voice　was　bright　and　casual。　？What　are　you　doing？？　？Hey。　Nothing。

Contemplating　killing　my　family。？And　you？　Blair　added　silently。

Serena　laughed。　？What？d　they　do　this　time？？

？I？ll　tell　you　later。？　Blair　sighed。　She　watched　as　Serena　stopped　walking　and　held　onto　a

streetlight；　kicking　one　foot　against　the　metal　base。

Oh…kaaay　。　。　。

？So；　where　are　you　right　now？？　Serena　asked；　her　voice　questioning。　Blair　watched　as　she　leaned

against　the　pole；　crossing　her　legs　at　the　ankles。

？You　know；　just　out　and　about。？　Blair　kept　her　voice　neutral。

An　ambulance　rushed　down　the　street；　siren　wailing；　and　the　sound　echoed　through　both

phones。　？That？s　so　weird？it　sounds　like　you？re　right　next　to　me。？　Serena　sounded　confused　。　。　。

and　maybe　the　slightest　bit　nervous？

？It？s　funny　you　should　say　that。？　Blair？s　tone　was　icy　as　a　January　frost。　？Because　I？m　looking

rightat　you。？　She　watched　as　Serena　whirled　around；　checking　the　crowd　frantically。　？Oh！？　she

exclaimed；　spotting　her。　？I？ll　be　right　over。？　Now　this　should　be　a　fun　reunion！

Ten　minutes　later；　they　sat　side　by　side　on　the　cool　stone　steps　of　the　Met；　smoking　cigarettes；

iced　vanilla　lattes　sweating　in　their　hands。　The　sun　beat　down　on　their　heads　and　shoulders　like　a

reprimand；　and　brightly　colored