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s　body　and　it　went　dead。　After　inspecting　it　closely　to　make　sure　there　were　no　tiny

parts　that　might　e　off；　she　left　it　in　baby　Yale？s　crib。

Because　you？re　never　too　young　for　your　first　cell。

Blair　glanced　at　her　Chanel　bracelet…watch。　She　was　due　at　Bailey　Winter？s　soon；　and　it

wouldn？t　do　to　be　late。　She　walked　down　the　long　hall　toward　the　kitchen；　where　she　found　her

mother　stationed　at　the　marble…topped　island；　nibbling　on　a　cold　rillette　sandwich　despite　the　fact

that　they　were　supposed　to　be　leaving　any　minute。　Blair？s　younger　brother；　Tyler；　and　his

girlfriend；　Jasmine；　were　clustered　around　her　on　low…backed　stools；　sipping　Cokes。

？Nice　to　see　you　again；　Blair。？　Jasmine　beamed　an　adoring　smile　across　the　cool　white　kitchen。

Jasmine　was　Blair？s　stalker。　This　had　bee　infinitely　clear　when　she　showed　up　at　Blair？s

graduation　party　wearing　the　exact　same　white　Oscar　de　la　Renta　suit　Blair　was　wearing。　Her

nearly…black　hair　was　remarkably　shiny　and　healthy　looking；　but　she　was　probably　the　most

annoying　person　alive。

？Mom；？　Blair　ordered；　ignoring　Jasmine。　？Put　that　down。　We？ve　got　to　get　going。？

？Hush；？　her　mother　reprimanded；　dusting　some　invisible　crumbs　off　the　marble…topped

island。　？We？ve　got　time。　Besides；　I？ve　been　going　to　Bailey　Winter？s　house　for　years。　That　man　is

always　ten　minutes　late。　It？s　a　known　fact。？　She　took　another　bite　of　her　sandwich。

？Bailey　Winter？？　Jasmine　looked　excited。　She　spied　Blair？s　shoes。　？Thoseare　Bailey　Winter！　I

have　the　same　ones　in　black。　I　should？ve　gotten　the　ivory。？

Blair　glared　at　her。

？Hey　Blair？？　asked　Tyler　as　he　simultaneously　downloaded　songs　onto　his　iPod　and　sent　a　text