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it　off　the　tip　of　the　slice。　Then　N

goes；　“I　can’t　believe　you　did　that；　you’re　eating　my　pizza！”　and

swipes　the　thing　out　of　her　hands　and　eats　the　whole　thing　in　like

two　bites。　This　makes　Claire　laugh　so　hard　her　boobs　nearly　pop

out　of　her　shirt。　The　L’Ecole　girls　all　wear　really　tight　clothes　and

short　skirts　and　high　heels。　They’re　like；　the　ho’s　of　the　Upper　East

Side　school　system。　N　likes　to　flirt　with　them；　and　so　far　that’s　as　far

as　it’s　gone。　But　if　B　leads　him　on　any　longer；　he　might　start　giving

Claire　more　than　just　a　bite　of　his　pizza。　This　time；　though；　Claire

surprises　him　by　asking　if　he’s　heard　about　S　。　Claire　claims　to

have　heard　that　S　not　only　got　pregnant　last　year；　but　that　she

gave　birth　in　France。　Her　baby’s　name　is　Jules　and　he　is　alive　and

well　and　living　in　Marseilles。

As　for　D—well；　he’s　sitting　outside　in　the　Riverside　Prep　courtyard

again；　reading　poetry　and　eating　PB　and　J。　I　know　that　sounds

extremely　sad；　but　don’t　worry　about　D。　His　time　is　ing。　Stay

tuned。

Sightings

K　was　seen　returning　a　pink；　army…print　handbag　at　Barneys。

Personally；　I　thought　the　bag　was　cute。　But　someone　must　have

talked　her　out　of　it。

You　know　you　love　me；

“Hey　Nate。　It’s　Serena。　I’m　just　calling　to　see　what　you’re　up　to。　I

thought　maybe　we　could　go　out　tonight；　but　you　know　what？　I’m

tired。　It’s　only　ten；　but　I　think　I’m　going　to　bed。　I’ll　see　you　this

weekend　though；　okay？　I　can’t　wait。　Love　you。　Nighty…night。”

Serena　hung　up。　Her　room　felt　very　quiet。　Even　Fifth　Avenue　was

still；　except　for　the　occasional　passing　taxi。

From　where　she　sat　on　her　big　canopy　bed；　sh