第10部分(第3/7 頁)

They　waltzed　out　of　the　bar；　his

dreadlocks　bouncing　and　her　pale　gold　hair　fanned　out　over　her　shoulders；　both　looking　so

carefree　and　careless；　it　was　infuriating。

？Sorry；？　Blair　apologized；　crossing　her　ankles　daintily　as　she　sat　down　again。　？My　friends　can　be

pretty　self…absorbed　sometimes。？

？That？s　all　right。？　Owen　stared　down　into　his　bourbon；　looking　pensive　as　he　stirred　the　ice

cubes　around　in　his　glass。　He　looked　up　again。　？Do　you　mind　my　asking　what　you　did　in　your　first

Yale　interview　that　was　so　awful　you　think　they？re　not　going　to　let　you　in？？

Blair　took　another　sip　of　her　wine；　and　then　another。　As　soon　as　she　explained　what　had

happened；　Owen　was　going　to　change　his　mind　about　her　for　sure。　？I　was　having　a　bad　day；？　she

confessed；　the　words　tumbling　out　of　her　mouth　as　she　frantically　spun　her　ruby　ring　around　and

around　on　her　finger。　She　didn？t　want　to　go　into　the　gory　details　of　her　botched　interview；　but　if

Owen　was　going　to　help　her；　he？d　best　know　the　truth。　？I　hadn？t　gotten　enough　sleep。　I　was　tired

and　nervous　and　I　had　to　pee　really　badly。　The　interviewer　said；　？Tell　me　about　yourself；？　and

before　I　could　really　think　about　what　I　was　saying；　I　told　him　all　about　how　my　dad　was　gay　and

my　mom　was　going　to　marry　this　gross；　fat；　red…faced　guy　with　an　annoying　teenage　son　with

dreadlocks　who　you　just　had　the　pleasure　of　meeting。　I　told　him　my　boyfriend；　Nate；　was　ignoring

me。　Then　he　asked　me　what　books　I？d　been　reading　lately　and　I　couldn？t　think　of　the　title　of　a

single　book。　I　started　to　cry；　and　then；　at　the　end　of　the　interview；　I　kissed　him。？　Blair　sighed

dramatically；　snatched　her　cocktail　napkin　off　the　table