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so

sorry。？

Aaron　handed　her　the　letter　and　she　glanced　at　it　reluctantly。

Dear　Mr。　Rose；　We　have　reviewed　your　application　and　we　are　very　pleased　to　inform　you　of

your　acceptance　to　Harvard　University？s　class　of？Serena？s　blue　eyes　were　suddenly

enormous。　？You　got　in！　Oh　baby；　you　got　in！？

Behind　them；　Myrtle；　the　cook；　walked　briskly　down　the　hall　with　a　drooling；　panting　Mookie

trailing　after　her。　Her　light　yellow　maid？s　uniform　was　spattered　with　something　orangey…red　and

she　looked　pissed。

？Myrtle；　Aaron　got　intoHarvard　；？　Serena　announced　proudly。　She　put　her　arms　around　her

boyfriend　and　gave　him　a　squeeze。　？Isn？t　that　amazing？？

Myrtle　was　unimpressed。　She　thrust　Mookie？s　leash　at　Aaron；　her　fleshy　wrists　jangling　with

gold　bracelets　and　her　work…weary　hands　smelling　of　onions。　？Better　take　that　dog　with　you　where

you？re　going；？　she　chided　before　stomping　back　to　the　kitchen　in　her　new　white　Nike　tennis　shoes。

Serena　and　Aaron　grinned　mischievously　at　each　other。　？I　think　this　calls　for　a　little　celebration；

don？t　you？？　Aaron　asked；　his　relief　mutating　instantaneously　into　cockiness。

Serena　tweaked　his　adorable　freckled　nose　with　a　slender　forefinger。　？I　know　where　they　keep

the　champagne。？

Blair　rode　the　elevator　up　to　her　family？s　penthouse　overlooking　Central　Park　at　Seventy…second

Street。　When　the　elevator　doors　rolled　open　she　instantly　recognized　Serena？s　new　navy　blue

cashmere　pea　coat　flung　carelessly　on　top　of　the　toile　Louis　XVI　chaise　in　the　foyer。　It　was　still

hard　to　get　used　to　the　idea　of　Serena　hanging　out　at　her　house　when　she　wasn？t　even　home。

？Blair？？　Serena？s　voice　echoed　out　of　the　former　gue