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　cigarette

holder。　The　look　was　very　Greta…Garbo…in…hiding；　which　was　exactly　the　effect　she　was　going　for。

Across　the　room；The　Great　Gatsby　starring　Robert　Redford　and　Mia　Farrow　played　silently　on

TV。　Blair　puffed　on　her　cigarette；　staring　dramatically　into　the　near　distance。　She　couldn？t　bear　to

look　at　Aaron　because　he　was　wearing　his　Harvard　sweatshirt　again；　as　if　he？d　specifically　dressed

to　piss　her　off。　She？d　already　ripped　her　Yale　pendant　off　the　canopy　over　her　bed　and　thrown　it

out　her　bedroom　window　along　with　her　father？s　old　Yale　sweatshirt。　？If　you　don？t　mind；　I？d　like

you　to　please　get　the　fuck　out　of　my　room。？

？I　was　just　leaving；？　Aaron　replied。　？Hey；　have　you　talked　to　Serena　lately？？

Blair　shook　her　head。　？Why？？

？No　reason；？　Aaron　shrugged　unfortably。　He？d　been　hanging　out　with　his　buddies　in

Scarsdale　since　Friday　night　and　hadn？t　seen　or　talked　to　Serena　since　the　Les　Best　show。　He

pulled　a　tin　of　herbal　cigarettes　out　of　his　back　pocket　and　tossed　them　onto　Blair？s　bed。　？Try

those；？　he　advised。　？They？re　100　percent　natural　and　they　smell　way　better　than　that

mass…produced　shit。？

Blair　kicked　the　tin　onto　the　floor。　？Have　a　nice　walk。？

Aaron　pulled　her　bedroom　door　closed　behind　him　and　headed　outside　with　Mookie。　He　entered

the　park　at　Seventy…second　Street；　taking　the　path　that　led　to　a　little　wooden　footbridge　over　a

stream　that　fed　into　the　lake。　Every　now　and　then　Mookie　stopped　to　dig　furiously　in　the　snow

with　his　brown…and…white　paws；　as　if　he　were　looking　for　a　doggie　toy　he？d　dropped　there　last

summer。　Then　eventually　he？d　give　up　and　trot　on　again。

A　petite　blond　in　dark　sunglasses　and　a　blu