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s　the　field　and　pretend　he　hadn’t　heard

Jeremy’s　question。　He　could　feel　the　other　three　boys　staring　at　him。

He　bent　down　and　pulled　his　left　shoe　off　so　he　could　scratch　the

bottom　of　his　foot。　Damn；　it　itched。　“Yeah；　I　saw　her　Monday；”　he

said　casually；　hopping　up　and　down　on　one　foot。

Charlie　cleared　his　throat　and　spit　in　the　grass。　“What’d　she　look

like？”　he　asked。　“I　heard　she　got　into　all　sorts　of　trouble　up　at

Hanover。”

“Me　too；”　Anthony　said；　sucking　on　the　roach。　“I　heard　she　got

kicked　out　for　having　sex　with　this　whole　group　of　guys　in　her　room。

Her　roommate　ratted　her　out。”　He　laughed。　“Like；　couldn’t　she

afford　a　hotel　room？”

Charlie　laughed。　“I　heard　she　has　a　kid。　I’m　serious。　She　had　it　in

France　and　left　it　there。　Her　parents　are　paying　to　have　it　raised　in

some　fancy　French　convent。　It’s　like　a　fucking　movie；　man。”

Nate　couldn’t　believe　what　he　was　hearing。　He　dropped　his　shoe

and　sat　down　in　the　grass。　Then　he　took　off　his　other　shoe　and

pulled　off　both　of　his　socks。　He　didn’t　say　anything；　he　just　sat

there；　scratching　his　bare　feet。

“Can　you　imagine　Serena　with　all　these　guys　in　her　dorm　room？

Like；　Ooh；　baby。　Harder；　harder！”　Jeremy　fell　down　on　the　grass；

rubbing　his　skinny　belly　and　cackling　hysterically。　“Oh；　man！”

“Wonder　if　she　even　knows　who　the　daddy　is；”　Anthony　said。

“I　heard　there　was　a　pretty　major　drug　thing　going　on；　too；”　Charlie

said。　“She　was　dealing　and　got　addicted　to　whatever　it　was。　She

was　in　rehab　in　Switzerland　all　summer。　After　the　baby　was　born；　I

guess。”

“Whoa；　that　is　fucked　up；”　Jeremy　said。

“You　and　her　had　a　thing；　didn’t　yo