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filled　with　flat…chested　girls　Blair　vaguely　recognized　as　members　of　the　freshman　peer　group　she’d　led　last　year　at　Constance。　Blair　squinted　to　take　a　closer　look。　Through　the　steam；　she　noticed　two　topless　girls　making　out　with　each　other。　Obviously　slutty　L’école　girls；　trying　to　get　attention。　Blair　wrinkled　her　nose。　Was　this　seriously　how　she　was　spending　her　New　Year’s？　This　party　was　lame　even　by　high　school　standards。

“Where’s　Chuck？”　she　asked　Rain；　trying　not　to　stare　at　the　infected　boil　that　erupted　from　her　nose　piercing。　She’d　heard　Chuck　was　in　military　school　or　monkey　training　school　or　something。

You　know；　either　one。

“I　don’t　know。”　Rain　shrugged。　“More　importantly；　did　you　see　Isabel？”

Blair　shook　her　head　blankly。　Why　the　hell　would　she　care　about　Isabel　Coates？

“Look。”　Laura　Salmon　pointed　a　pearly　manicured　finger　toward　the　two　girls　in　the　hot　tub。　“Isabel’s　dating　a　girl　named　Casey。　Except　she’s　just　doing　that　to　show　off；”　Laura　said　in　disapproval。　Blair　squinted　through　the　fog；　recognizing　Isabel’s　profile。　Interesting。　She　wished　she　could　deconstruct　the　whole　ridiculous　scenario　with　Serena。　Where　the　fuck　was　she？

“Are　you　dating　anyone？”　Rain　asked　nosily　as　she　chugged　her　vodka　soda　from　a　Riedel　glass。

“I’m　dating　a　p　lit　major。　He’s　a　junior　and　I　was　just　with　his　family　for　the　holidays。　He’s　in　Costa　Rica　right　now…　working　on　a…　project；”　Blair　fibbed；　getting　more　and　more　annoyed　by　the　second。　In　the　movie　of　her　life；　tonight　was　supposed　to　play　like　the　scene　in　My　Fair　Lady；　when　Eliza　makes　a　grand　entrance　at　the　ball　and　everyone　wonders　who　that　stunning；　gorgeous　girl　is。　Instead；　she　was　busy　trying　to　impress　the　wannabes　she’d　never　even　cared　about　in　high　sch