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closed　trunk　and　waited。　Had　Serena　finally　told　Nate　she　was　in　love　with　him？　Did　he　love

Serena　back？　Werethey　going　to　run　off　to　France　together　to　adopt　Cambodian　twins？

？I　didn？t　get　my　diploma；？　Nate　blurted　in　a　rush；　as　if　hoping　she　might　not　catch　the　words。　？I

have　to　repeat　senior　year　at　St。　Jude？s。？　Blair　grabbed　the　edge　of　the　trunk　she　was　sitting　on

with　white　fingers；　staring　at　him　unprehendingly。

？I　can？t　go　to　Yale　with　you。？　He　clarified。　？I？m　so　sorry。？

？What？？　Blair　screeched　in　disbelief。　She　stood　up；　fingers　clenched　into　fists　at　her　sides。　？What

did　you　say？？　Nate？s　face　was　an　infuriating　blank。　The　whole　room　seemed　to　go　red。　Seriously？

Was　thisseriously　happening？　First　her　best　friend　betrayed　her；　then　her　family　abandoned　their

fucking　home；　then　her　car　was　practically　ripped　away　from　her；　and　now　the　supposed　love　of

her　life　was　making　her　go　off　to　college　without　him　because　he　wasstuck　in　high　school？　Was

this　seriously　fuckinghappening？

？WHAT　THE　HELL；　NATE！？？　she　screamed；　throwing　a　pair　of　black　alligator　Manolos　across

the　room；　narrowly　missing　his　head。

Love　hurts！

Blair？s　head　filled　with　static。　Nate　wasn？t　going　to　Yale　with　her？he　was　staying　right　here　in

New　York？in　the　city　where　very　soon　she　would　no　longer　have　a　home。　He　might　as　well　have

told　her　that　hewas　in　love　with　Serena？the　end　result　was　still　the　same。　She　and　Nate　would　be

apart　next　year；　living　totally　separate　lives。　How　were　they　supposed　to　live　happily　ever　after　the

way　they　were　destined　to　if　he　was　still　inhigh　school　？　Blair　was　breathing　so　fast　her　head　felt

light　and　dizzy。

？I？ll；　um