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re　all　smoking　Gauloises　and

wearing　crocheted　Marni　halter　tops　and　gold　Gucci　toe…ring　sandals　because　that　French　model；

Pru；　had　just　worn　a　crocheted　Marni　halter　top　and　gold　Gucci　toe…ring　sandals　on　the　cover　of

the　June　issue　of　FrenchVogue　。　Serena　had　changed　her　outfit？luckily。　Otherwise　Blair　would

have　broken　her　perfect；　aristocratic　nose。

？I　thought　you　told　me　they　broke　up；？　Tina　Ford；　who？d　just　graduated　from　Seaton　Arms；

mented　to　Isabel　Coates。　She　bit　into　an　Absolut　Citron？soaked　ice　cube。　？Isn？t　that　why　they

both　missed　graduation？？

？I　heard　they　were　never　really　together；？　Kati　Farkas　trilled　in　reply；　even　though　Tina　wasn？t

even　talking　to　her。　？Nate？s　gay。　He　came　out　last　week。　And　he？s　in　so　much　trouble。　His　parents

are　disowning　him。　They？re　not　even　going　to　pay　for　Yale。？

？So　why　is　Serena　still　pretending　to　go　out　with　him？？　Isabel　demanded；　lifting　up　her　ripped

red　T…shirt　and　exposing　her　tummy　just　to　give　that　innocent…looking　Catholic　school　boy　Chuck

had　brought　with　him　a　little　thrill。

The　other　girls　rolled　their　eyes。　？Oh；　you　know　how　she　is。　She　always　has　to　be　sonice　to

everybody；？　Rain　plained。　？Nate？s　dad　probably；　like；hired　her　to　flirt　with　Nate　so　he

wouldn？t　be　gay　anymore！？

Actually；　that　does　sound　like　something　Captain　Archibald　would　do。

As　they？d　filed　out　of　Brick　Church；　and　in　the　seconds　before　their　families　caught　up　with　them；

Serena　had　tried　to　explain　to　Blair　why　she？d　almost　missed　graduation；　while　Blair　had

pretended　not　to　listen。　Obviously　Serena？s　secondBreakfast　at　Fred？s　audition　was　way　more

important　than　listening　to　Blair？s　speech　or　get