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ny；　rolling　her　eyes。　“Look；　there’s　this

party　the　Friday　after　next。　It’s　some　big　fancy　benefit　thing　to　save

the　peregrine　falcons　that　live　in　Central　Park。　Did　you　know　there

were　falcons　in　Central　Park？　I　didn’t。　Anyway；　Blair　Waldorf　is

organizing　it；　and　you　know　she　and　Serena　are　best　friends；　so　of

course　Serena　will　be　there。”

Dan　kept　reading　his　script；　pletely　ignoring　his　sister。　And

Jenny　went　on；　ignoring　the　fact　that　Dan　was　ignoring　her。

“Anyway；　all　we　have　to　do　is　find　a　way　to　get　into　that　party；”

Jenny　said。　She　grabbed　a　paper　napkin　off　the　table；　scrunched　it

into　a　ball；　and　threw　it　at　her　brother’s　head。　“Dan；　please；”　she

said　pleadingly。　“We　have　to　go！”

Dan　tossed　the　script　aside　and　looked　at　his　sister；　his　brown　eyes

serious　and　sad。

“Jenny；”　he　said。　“I　don’t　want　to　go　to　that　party。　Next　Friday　night

I’m　probably　going　over　to　Deke’s　house　to　use　his　PlayStation；　and

then　I’ll　probably　head　over　to　Brooklyn　to　hang　out　with　Vanessa

and　her　sister　and　their　friends。　Just　like　I　do　every　Friday　night。”

Jenny　kicked　at　the　legs　of　her　chair　like　a　little　girl。　“But　why；　Dan？

Why　won’t　you　go　to　the　party？”

Dan　shook　his　head；　smiling　bitterly。　“Because　we　weren’t　invited？

Because　we’re　not　going　to　be　invited？　Give　it　up；　Jen。　I’m　sorry；　but

that’s　just　the　way　it　is。　We’re　different　from　them；　you　know　that。

We　don’t　live　in　the　same　world　as　Serena　van　der　Woodsen　or　Blair

Waldorf　or　any　of　those　people。”

“Oh；　you’re　such　a　wimp！　You　drive　me　crazy；”　Jen　said；　rolling　her

eyes。　She　stood　up　and　dumped　her　dishes　in　the　sink；　scrubbing　at

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