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gs　out。　A　simple　gesture　means　so　much　more。　An　invitation　to　do　something　？with

the　gang？　instead　of　alone　together。　A　tender　kiss　on　the　cheek。　A　good…bye　wave。　And　don？t　you

dare　return　any　gifts。　They？re　yours！　Keep　？em。

One　thing　you　may　not　have　realized　about　me

Iam　real。　That　means　I　have　a　birthday。　Next　Monday　I　turn　eighteen　and　I？m　having　a　party　and

you？re　all　invited。　I　know　what　you？re　thinking；　it？sMonday　。　But　really；　what　else　have　you　got

to　do　on　a　Monday　night？　Your　Latin　homework？　A　do…it…yourself　facial？　Plus；　the　week　willfly　by

afterwards；　I　promise。

When？Monday；　9P。M。　till　dawn。

Where？Gnome。　Don？t　worry　if　you？ve　never　heard　of　it。　No　one　has。　It？s　a　brand…spanking…new

club　on　Bond　Street　celebrating　its　opening　night　with　my　party。　Isn？t　that　sweet？

What　to　bring？Yourself；　your　most　beautiful　friends；　and　of　course；a　present　！

Sightings

Babsent　from　school　for　the　second　day　in　a　row。D　waiting　around　in　the　lobby　of　thePlaza　Hotel

looking　nervous　in　his　spiffy　new　Agn？s　B。　suit。S　at　theLes　Best　atelier　trying　on　a　gorgeous

sunflower　yellow　dress　for　a　photo　shoot。J　riding　the　Seventy…ninth　Street　crosstown　bus　back　and

forth　through　the　park　forhours　。A　playing　guitar　on　the　train　back　from　Scarsdale；　where　he？s

been　hiding　out　for　days。N　jogging　around　Central　Park？so　much　clean　living　gives　a　boy　energy！

Your　e…mail

Q：？　？　Dear　Gossip　Girl；

I　kissed　a　girl　（I？m　a　girl　too）　but　I　didn？t　mean　anything　by　it。　Actually；　there？s　a　boy　I　like。

What　should　I　say　to　this　girl　without　hurting　her　feelings；　because　she？s　my　friend？

？doubletrouble

A：？　？　Dear　double；

I？ve　never　been　a　big