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　mattered。

“And　you’ll　do　it　all　for　free？”　Blair　said；　suspiciously。

Jenny　raised　her　eyes。　“I　was　kind　of　hoping　that　if　I　did　the　invites；

maybe　I　could　e　to　the　party？”　she　said。

Blair　weighed　the　pros　and　cons　in　her　mind。　Pros：　The　invitations

would　be　unique　and　best　of　all；　free；　so　they　wouldn’t　have　to

skimp　on　the　flowers。　Cons：　There　really　weren’t　any。

Blair　looked　the　Ginny　girl　up　and　down。　Their　cute　little　ninth…grade

helper　with　the　huge　chest。　She　was　a　total　glutton　for　punishment；

and　she’d　be　totally　out　of　place　at　the　party　。　。　。　but　who　cared？

“Sure；　you　can　make　yourself　an　invitation。　Make　one　for　one　of

your　friends；　too；”　Blair　said；　handing　the　guest　list　over　to　Jenny。

How　generous。

Blair　gave　Jenny　all　the　necessary　information；　and　Jenny　dashed

out　of　the　coffee　shop　breathlessly。　The　stores　would　be　closing

soon；　and　she　didn’t　have　much　time。　The　guest　list　was　longer　than

she’d　anticipated；　and　she’d　have　to　stay　up　all　night　working　on

the　invitations；　but　she　was　going　to　the　party；　that　was　all　that

mattered。

Just　wait　until　she　told　Dan。　He　was　going　to　freak。　And　she　was

going　to　make　him　e　with　her　to　the　party；　whether　he　liked　it

or　not。

Two　martinis　and　three　rolls　of　Remi　brothers’　film　later；　Serena

jumped　out　of　a　cab　in　front　of　Constance　and　ran　up　the　stairs　to

the　auditorium；　where　the　interschool　play　rehearsal　had　already

begun。　As　always；　she　was　half　an　hour　late。

The　sound　of　a　Talking　Heads　song　being　played　jauntily　on　the

piano　drifted　down　the　hallway。　Serena　pushed　open　the　auditorium

door　to　find　her　old　friend；　Ral