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issed　her　daughter　on　the　cheek　and　went　back　to　bed。

“Oh　my　God；　I　think　she’s　asleep；”　Kati　whispered　to　Laura。

“Maybe　she’s　just　tired；”　Laura　whispered　back。　“I　heard　she　got

kicked　out　for　sleeping　with　every　boy　on　campus。　There　were

notches　in　the　wall　above　her　bed。　Her　roommate　told　on　her；　that’s

the　only　way　they　found　out。”

“Plus；　all　those　late…night　chicken　dances；”　Isabel　added；　sending

the　girls　into　a　giggling　frenzy。

Blair　bit　her　lip；　fighting　back　the　laughter。　It　was　just　too　funny。

If　Jenny　Humphrey　could　have　heard　what　the　girls　in　the　senior

class　were　saying　about　Serena　van　der　Woodsen；　her　idol；　she

would　have　punched　their　lights　out。　The　minute　Prayers　was

dismissed；　Jenny　pushed　past　her　classmates　and　darted　out　into

the　hallway　to　make　a　phone　call。　Her　brother　Daniel　was　going　to

totally　lose　his　shit　when　she　told　him。

“Hello？”　Daniel　Humphrey　answered　his　cell　phone　on　the　third　ring。

He　was　standing　on　the　corner　of　Seventy…seventh　Street　and　West

End　Avenue；　outside　Riverside　Prep；　smoking　a　cigarette。　He

squinted　his　dark　brown　eyes；　trying　to　block　out　the　harsh　October

sunlight。　Dan　wasn’t　into　sun。　He　spent　most　of　his　free　time　in　his

room；　reading　morbid；　existentialist　poetry　about　the　bitter　fate　of

being　human。　He　was　pale；　his　hair　was　shaggy；　and　he　was　rock…

star　thin。

Existentialism　has　a　way　of　killing　your　appetite。

“Guess　who’s　back？”　Dan　heard　his　little　sister　squeal　excitedly　into

the　phone。

Like　Dan；　Jenny　was　a　bit　of　a　loner；　and　when　she　needed　someone

to　talk　to；　she　always　called　him。　She　was　the　one　who　had　bought