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’d e was a few weeks in the south of France when she was a senior in high school。 Inside were pages of photographs; hand…drawn maps; contact lists; and need…to…know information about different countries and cities around the world。 “Did you really make this?” Serena asked。
“I know you like adventure; but you’d be well off to avoid making my travel mistakes。” Fiona winked。
“Not like you’ll have too much time to travel。 Once you find a job; you’ll really need to buckle down for those first few years;” Mr。 van der Woodsen remarked as he peered over Serena’s shoulder。
Serena smiled tightly。 She’d tell her parents about the Iowa plan after she told Dan。
“This is great; Fiona;” she said; continuing to flip through the pages。 As she came across a photo of Carnivale in Spain; it dawned on her that a life spent with Dan in Iowa wouldn’t leave her much opportunity to travel。 They wouldn’t have any money; and he’d be too busy writing all the time。 Serena felt unexpected tears spring to her eyes。
She rubbed her eye with her index finger; as if she were just readjusting a contact lens。
Fiona winked at her。 “Now what do you say we set up a Bloody Mary bar in the kitchen?”
Serena nodded and trailed behind Fiona toward the kitchen; feeling deflated。 Fiona saw her as an adventurous; gutsy girl who needed practical travel tips for Belize and Thailand。 Instead; her grand adventure was booking a one…way ticket to a flat state few New Yorkers could point to on a map。
Well; maybe if she moves there; people will start to visit。
“Essa!” Moxie blurted happily from Ruby’s hip as Ruby opened the paint…caked door to her Prospect Heights walk…up on Christmas Day。 Moxie was dressed in a T…shirt with a pigeon wearing oversize headphones a
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