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could　let　him　give　her　a　little　tiny　kiss　to　remember　her　by　and　then　just　forget　about　it　forever。

She　shrugged　her　bony　shoulders　and　turned　to　offer　up　her　smooth；　delicately　sun…freckled

cheek；　making　it　quite　clear　that　Mr。　Beckham　wasn？t　about　to　get　any　lip　action。

He　took　a　step　forward　and　placed　a　careful　kiss　in　the　middle　of　her　cheek；　like　a　stamp。　？Tant

pis；？　he　breathed　wistfully　and　then　flung　open　the　darkroom　curtains；　as　if　to　let　her　know　that　he

had　no　intention　of　molesting　her　any　further。

Guess　he　didn？t　care　much　about　exposing　his　film。

？Adieu；　Serena。？

In　the　hall　just　outside　the　darkroom；　Mrs。　M　stood　dressed　in　her　favorite　red；　white；　and　blue

Talbots　linen　pantsuit　with　Ms。　D？Agostino；　the　mousy　freshman　Spanish　teacher；　who　was

holding　a　gold　metal　tin　full　of　chocolate　truffles。　？Ooh；　you　little　she…devil！？　Mrs。　M　cooed

delightedly　as　she　popped　a　truffle　into　her　mouth。　Then　she　noticed　Serena　and　her　brown　eyes

grew　wide；　like　a　child　caught　with　her　hand　in　the　cookie　jar。

Serena　fought　back　a　fit　of　giggles；　suddenly　feeling　like　a　balloon　with　too　much　air　in　it。　How

bizarre　life　was。　She　grinned　at　Mrs。　M　and　snatched　a　truffle　from　the　tin　as　she　hurried　toward

the　school　exit。

Oh；　the　things　we　seniors　get　away　with。　Now；　run；　baby；run！！

N？s　new　drug　of　choice

The　final　lacrosse　team　party　of　the　year　was　in　the　St。　Jude？s　gym；　which　was　kind　of　lame；

since　it　was　like　eighty　degrees　outside；　and　a　party　in　the　park　would　have　been　much　better。　But

the　boys　were　all　underage；　and　so　a　few　six…packs　in　the　gym　and　some　pizza　was　all　Coach

Michaels　would　allow。　Besides；　the　boys　had