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ut　it　on　her　plate。　“You　should

see　her；”　she　went　on。　“She　looks　so　pletely　cool。　It’s　like　she

has　this　whole　new　look。　I　don’t　mean　her　clothes；　it’s　her　face。　She

looks　older；　but　it’s　not　like　wrinkles　or　anything。　It’s　like　she’s　Kate

Moss　or　some　model　who’s　like；　been　everywhere　and　seen

everything　and　e　out　on　the　other　side。　She　looks　like　she’s

totally；　like；　experienced。”

Jenny　waited　for　her　brother　to　respond；　but　he　was　just　staring　into

his　coffee　cup。

Life　is　fragile　and　absurd。

“Don’t　you　even　want　to　see　her？”　Jenny　asked。

Dan　thought　about　what　he’d　heard　Chuck　Bass　say　about　Serena。

He　hadn’t　wanted　to　believe　any　of　it；　but　if　Serena　looked　as

experienced　as　Jenny　said；　maybe　what　Chuck　said　was　true。　Maybe

Serena　really　was　the　sluttiest；　druggiest；　most　venereally　diseased

girl　in　New　York。

Dan　shrugged　his　shoulders　and　pointed　at　the　pile　of　grapefruit

carcasses　on　Jenny’s　plate。　“That　is　so　foul；”　he　said。　“Can’t　you　just

eat　a　Pop…Tart　or　something；　like　a　normal　person？”

“What’s　wrong　with　grapefruit？”　Jenny　said。　“It’s　refreshing。”

“Watching　you　eat　it　like　that　isn’t。　It’s　disgusting；”　Dan　said。　He

stuffed　the　rest　of　his　donut　in　his　mouth　and　licked　the　chocolate

off　his　fingers；　being　careful　not　to　smudge　any　on　his　script。

“Don’t　look；　then；”　said　Jenny。　“Anyway；　you　didn’t　answer　my

question。”

Dan　looked　up。　“What　question？”

Jenny　put　her　elbows　on　the　table　and　leaned　forward。　“About

Serena；”　she　said。　“I　know　you　want　to　see　her。”

Dan　looked　back　down　at　his　script　and　shrugged。　“Whatever；”　he

said。

“Yeah；　whatever；”　said　Jen