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ted　immediately　at　the　nicest　restaurants　in　the　chicest　neighborhoods　without　a　reservation。

We　turn　heads。　But　don？t　confuse　us　with　Hollywood　actors　or　models　or　rock　stars？those　people

you　feel　like　you　know　because　you　hear　so　much　about　them；　but　who　are　actually　pletely

boring　pared　to　the　parts　they　play　or　the　songs　they　sing。　There？s　nothing　boring　about　me　or

my　friends；　and　the　more　I　tell　you　about　us；　the　more　you？re　going　to　want　to　know。　I？ve　kept

quiet　until　now；　but　something　has　happened　and　I　just　can？t　stay　quiet　about　it。　。　。　。

We　learned　in　our　first　eleventh…grade　creative　writing　class　this　week　that　most　great　stories

begin　in　one　of　the　following　fashions：　someone　mysteriously　disappears　or　a　stranger　es　to

town。　The　story　I？m　about　to　tell　is　of　the　？someone　mysteriously　disappears？　variety。

To　be　specific；S　is　gone。

In　order　to　unravel　the　mystery　of　why　she？s　left　and　where　she？s　gone；　I？m　going　to　have　to

backtrack　to　last　winter？the　winter　of　our　sopho…more　year？when　the　La　Mer　skin　cream　hit　the

fan　and　our　pretty　pink　rose…scented　bubble　burst。　It　all　started　with　three　inseparable；　perfectly

innocent；　？bergorgeous　fifteen…year…olds。　Well；　they？re　sixteen　now；　and　let？s　just　say　that　two　of

them　are　not　that　innocent。

If　anyone　is　going　to　tell　this　tale　it　has　to　be　me；　because　I　was　at　the　scene　of　every　crime。　So

sit　back　while　I　unravel　the　past　and　reveal　everyone？s　secrets；　because　I　know　everything；　and

what　I　don？t　know　I？ll　invent；　elaborately。

Admit　it：　you？re　already　falling　for　me。

Love　you　too　。　。　。

gossip　girl

the　best　stories　begin　with　one　boy　and　two　girls

？Truce！？　Ser