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And　now；　suddenly；　Nate　felt　like　he　alreadywas　that　new　guy。　

That　was　fast。　

Something　Dan　had　said　really　stuck　with　him：　his　life　was　right　here；　waiting　for　him；　inside　this　
shitty；　overcrowded　apartment。　The　girl　he　was　meant　to　be　with　was　right　here；　and　the　only　
honorable　thing　to　do　was　to　break　the　news　to　the　girl　hewasn？t　meant　to　be　with。　

But　he　couldn？t　find　Tawny？s　familiar　golden　mane　any…where：　the　place　was　that　packed。　Nate　
pushed　his　way　across　the　dance　floor；　ignoring　the　beckoning　wave　of　some　short；　overly　tanned　
weirdo　who　was　wearing　sunglasses　even　though　they　were　inside。　There　was　no　time　for　small　
talk：　he　was　a　man　on　a　mission。　

Nate　slipped　into　the　tiny　sliver　of　a　kitchen　and　hopped　up　onto　the　countertop。　From　that　
vantage；　he　surveyed　the　apartment；　looking　for　Tawny。　The　apartment　was　pletely　packed。　
There　were　faces　he　recognized？Isabel　and　Kati　huddled　in　a　corner；　whispering　to　each　other　as　
usual；　that　pale；　grim…looking　bald　girl　was　talking　to　some　little　kids？but　for　the　most　part；　the　
room　was　crowded　with　strangers　

Then　there　she　was：　her　distinct　blond　hair　was　unmistak…able。　It　was　full　and　wavy　and　fell　over　
her　tan　freckled　shoulders；　one　of　which　was　bare　where　her　peach…colored　top　had　slipped　off。　


Nate　had　to　admit　it　was　pretty　sexy。　He　saw　that　she　was　grinding　with　Chuck　Bass；　who？d　
unzipped　his　mint…green　shirt　and　was　gyrating　bare…chested　to　a　dance　remix　of　that　Ciara　song。　
Ew。　

Nate　felt　a　tug　on　the　leg　of　his　Trovata　khakis　and　looked　down　to　see　Serena　smiling　up　at　him。　

？Whatcha　looking　for？？　she　asked；　hoisting　herself　up　onto　the　countertop　beside　him。　

？Hey；？　Nate　said；　helping　her　up。　He　was　grateful　for　the　pany　of　an　old　friend。　

Serena　scanned　the　room　and　looked　in　the　direction　in　which　Nate　was　staring　intently；　watching　
the　almost…obscene　display　of　Chuck　and　Tawny　dancing。　

？You　know；？　Serena　whispered　into　Nate？s　ear。　Her　breath　was　sweet　and　tickled　him　pleasantly。　
It　was　a　nice；　familiar　sensation。　？You　don？t　have　anything　to　worry　about。　Chuck　Bass　is　just　a　
horny；　harmless　jerk…off；　and　we　love　him　for　it。？　

？I？m　not　worried；？　Nate　told　her。　？It？s　not　like　that。？　

？It？s　not？？　asked　Serena。　She　knew　Nate；　and　she　definitely　knew　better　than　to　believe　him　
when　it　came　to　girls。　He　basically　always　got　it　wrong。　

She？s　an　actress；　remember？　She　onlyplays　stupid。　

？I　thought　it　was；　but　I　was　wrong；？　Nate　admitted。　？Hey；　where　are　they　going？？　Tawny　had　
taken　Chuck　by　the　hand　and　the　two　slipped　behind　a　nearby　door。　

？That？s　the　bathroom；？　Serena　observed。

　Double　ew。　

？Whatever。？　Nate　shrugged。　He？d　passed　the　point　in　his　life　where　he　was　interested　in　girls　
who　slipped　into　the　bathroom　at　parties　with　guys　they　barely　knew。　He　didn？t　care　what　was　
going　on　behind　that　door　right　now。　Then；　on　the　dance　floor；　barefoot　and　beaming；　he　spotted　
Blair；　firmly　in　the　embrace　of　a　much…taller　guy　in　a　conservative　gray　suit。　Their　lips　met　and　
Nate　had　to　shut　his　eyes。　

？I？m　taking　off；？　he　muttered。　He？d　had　enough　of　this　party。　Nate　shot　his　familiar；　disarming；　
lopsided　grin　in　Serena？s　direction。　Then　he　hopped　off　the　countertop　and　disappeared　into　the　
crowd。　


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Serena　remained　on　the　counter　and　pulled　out　the　cigarette　she？d　wisely　tucked　behind　her　left　
ear。　She　smoothed　out　the　wrinkles　in　her　？borrowed？　black　Bailey　Winter　dress；　turned　on　one　of　
the　stove？s　burners；　and　bent　to　light　her　cigarette　in　the　flame。　She　took　a　long　drag；　turned　the　
stove　off；　and　turned　her　attention　back　to　the　still…pulsating　dance　floor。　

？Where　did　Nate　go？？　Blair　stormed　into　the　kitchen。　

？Who　knows？？　laughed　Serena；　helping　Blair　up　onto　the　counter　next　to　her。　She　handed　Blair　
her　lit　Merit　Ultra　Light　and　surveyed　the　scene　with　a　satisfied　smile　on　her　perfect　
lips。　？Where？s　Jason？？　

？He？s　going　down　to　his　apartment；？　Blair　explained。　？He？s　got　some　leftover　fried　chicken　in　
the　fridge　and　I？m　starving。？　

？You？re　so　lucky；？　Serena　cooed；　taking　her　cigarette　back　from　Blair。　

Yeah；　Blair？s　the　one　with　all　the　luck。　

Serena　slipped　her　hand　into　Blair？s。　She　leaned　over　and　whispered　into　her　friend？s　ear；　which　
was　adorned　that　evening　with　one　of　those　famous　BvlgariB　s；　？This　summer　is　going　to　be　
amazing。？　

Blair　set　her　dark　head　on　Serena？s　shoulder。　？I　hope　the　Hamptons　is　big　enough　for　all　of　us。？　

Serena　squeezed　Blair？s　knee　in　response。　Blair　surveyed　the　living　room。　If　she　blinked；　it　
lookedexactly　like　the　party　scene　inBreakfast　at　Tiffany？s　。　She？d　dreamed　of　this　moment　so　
many　times；　she？d　lived　this　moment；　in　the　movie　in　her　head；　so　many　times　over　that　it　felt　
familiar。　It　felt　wonderful。　

There　were　Kati　and　Isabel；　wearing　matching　black　Tocca　dresses　and　trying　to　hide　the　fact　that　
they　were　whispering　about　Blair　and　Serena　by　smiling　and　waving　excitedly。　Blair　could　
practically　imagine　what　the　two　of　them　were　saying　about　her。　There　was　Chuck　Bass；　spinning　
that　fluffy；　tan　blonde　around；　his　bare　chest　slicked　with　sweat。　Every　other　person　was　looking　
intheir　direction。　Was　it　Serena　or　was　it　Blair　who　had　caught　their　attention？　Did　it　really　matter？

　Nope。　

The　DJ？a　frantically　sweating　guy　whom　Bailey　Winter　couldn？t　stop　ogling？switched　the　
records；　and　he　must　have　been　reading　Blair？s　mind：　the　apartment　filled　with　a　taut　staccato　beat；　
and　then　a　sexy　voice　sang　some　very　familiar　words：　

Moon　River；　wider　than　a　mile　。　。　。　


I？ll　be　crossing　you　in　style；　someday。　

Dream　maker；　you　heartbreaker　。　。　。　

？It？s　me！？　Serena　cried。　

？You　sound　incredible；？　Blair　told　her　honestly；　clutching　Serena？s　hand。　

In　the　movie　inside　her　head；　this　was　the　perfect　closing　scene。　The　music　was　just　right；　and　the　
crowd　was　going　wild　dancing。　An　adorable　guy　was　preparing　a　plate　of　cold　fried　chicken　for　
her　in　his　downstairs　apartment。　Even　though　it　was　just　an　unfurnished　dump；　the　apartment　felt　
totally　glamorous。　Blair　was　thrilled。　This　was　her　place。　This　was　her　party。　Sure；　the　movie　
might　be　ending；　but　really；　summer　was　just　beginning。　

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　hey　people！　

Oh。　My。　God。　I　didn？t　think　it　was　possible　to　have　the　kind　ofhangover　I　am　currently　suffering　
through；　but　then　it？s　myown　fault：　when　am　I　going　to　learn　not　to　overdo　it　on　thechampagne？　
Then　again；　I　always　have　been　the　life　of　theparty。　And　what　a　party！　I？m　sure　those　of　you　who　
were　luckyenough　to　be　in　attendance　will　agree：　the　second…biggest；bestest　blowout　of　the　
summer。　Looks　like　someone　is　shapingup　to　be　the　hostess　with　the　mostest；　don？t　you　think？　

mix　and　match　

Dying　to　know　who　went　home　with　whom？　I？ve　got　the　full　dossier：　

T　is　indeed　a　one…man　guy。　The　second　the　party　ended　hegrabbed　the　first　available　cab　and　sped　
down　to　the　Mercer；where　he　met　up　with　his　secret　sweetie。　I　hear　the　two　ofthem　spent　the　next　
forty…eight　hours　ensconced　in　the　honeymoon　suite。　

That　fabulous　designer；　the　one　who　insists　on　wearing　his　mirrored　Ray…Ban　aviators　inside　at　
night；　lured　that　dreamboatDJ　back　to　his　manse　on　Park　Avenue；　no　doubt　with　the　promise　of　a　
free　outfit　from　his　new　menswear　line。　Wonder　if　the　DJ　will　be　spinning　vinyl　out　in　the　
Hamptons　for　the　restof　the　summer　。。。　

S　went　to　bed　alone。　Will　wonders　never　cease？　


D　and　V　shared　a　taxi　back　to　his？um；　their　place　on　the　Upper　West　Side；　but　the　romance　is　
officially　dead。　Separate　bedrooms；　people。　Separate　bedrooms。　

N　was　spotted　on　a　very　late…night　LIRR　train　out　to　the　island；　all　alone。　So　what　became　of　。　。　。　

Trashy　bottled…tan…and…bottle…blond　girl？　She　and　C　kept　the　party　going；　hitting　the　club　circuit　
and　ending　up　at　Bungalow　8　at　5　a。m。　They　still　haven？t　been　heard　from。　

Want　to　know　why　S　went　to　bed　alone？　Because　her　roomie　was　crashed　out　downstairs。　But　B　
was　definitely　not　alone。。。。　

if　we　took　a　holiday　。。。　

People；　let？s　not　forget　that　the　summer　was　made　for　relaxing。　July　is　just　around　the　corner；　and　
by　the　time　Bastille　Day　rolls　around　（isn？t　that　someone？s　birthday？）　we？ll　officially　be　halfway　
through　the　break。　There　will　be　plenty　of　time　for　work　e　fall；　for　midterms　and　fraternity　
mixers　and　worrying　about　interviewing　for　the　best　internships　for　next　summer。　This　is　our　time　
to　play；　so　get　down　to　business　and　just　。　。　。　chill。　Oh；　who　am　I　kidding？　In　this　town；　we　never　
just　chill！　Okay；　maybe　N　does；　but　the　rest　of　us　never　slow　down。　Speaking　of　never　slowing　
down　。　。　。　

WillB　break　another　heart？　She？s　already　cast　aside　two　suitors；　and　it？s　not　even　July！　

WillS　be　able　to　adjust　to　life　without　the　cameras　rolling？　Will　she　share　the　limelight　with　B　in　
the　Hamptons；　or　will　she　go　Hollywood　and　spend　the　rest　of　her　days　with　her　new　BFF　T？　

WillN　make　nice　withB　？　Will　he　go　crawling　back　toS　？　Or　has　he　finally　given　up　on　chasing　
girls　and　decided　to　grow　up？　And　have　we　heard　the　last　from　his　little　summer　fling？　Methinks　
not。　After　all；　he　still　has　lots　of　work　to　do　on　his　lax　coach？s　house。。。。　

What　about　the　Hamptons？　Will　this　vacation　playland　for　the　rich　and　famous　be　big　enough　
forB　；S　；　andN　？　What　about　the　rest　of　Manhattan？s　elite？　The　location　might　be　changing；　but　
the　stars　are　character　actors？they　never　really　change。　

And　seriously：　what　the　hell　is　going　on　withV　andD　？　Odds　are　three…to…one　they　re？hook　up　by　
July　Fourth。　Any　gamblers　out　there？　

I？m　going　to　stay　on　the　case　and　get　some　answers。　It　is；　after　all；　my　summer　job；　and　I？m　the　
hardest　worker　I　know。　Someone？s　got　to　do　it。　

You　know　you　love　me。　

　gossip　girl　


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one　perfect　boy。。。。　
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hey　people！　

Ever　have　that　totally　freakish　feeling　that　someone　is　listening　in　on　your　conversations；　spying　
on　you　and　your　friends；　following　you　to　parties；　and　generally　stalking　you？　Well；　they　are。　Or　
actually；　I　am。　The　truth　is；　I？ve　been　here　all　along；　because　I？m　one　of　you。　

Feeling　totally　lost？　Don？t　get　out　much？　Don？t　know　who　？we？　are？　Allow　me　to　explain。　
We？re　an　exclusive　group　of　indescribably　beautiful　people　who　happen　to　live　in　those　majestic；　
green…awninged；　white…glove…doorman　buildings　near　Central　Park。　We　attend　Manhattan？s　most　
elite　single…sex　private　schools。　Our　families　own　yachts　and　estates　in　various　exotic　locations　
throughout　the　world。　We　frequent　all　the　best　beaches　and　the　most　exclusive　ski　resorts。　We？re　


seated　immediately　at　the　nicest　restaurants　in　the　chicest　neighborhoods　without　a　reservation。　
We　turn　heads。　But　don？t　confuse　us　with　Hollywood　actors　or　models　or　rock　stars？those　people　
you　feel　like　you　know　because　you　hear　so　much　about　them；　but　who　are　actually　pletely　
boring　pared　to　the　parts　they　play　or　the　songs　they　sing。　There？s　nothing　boring　about　me　or　
my　friends；　and　the　more　I　tell　you　about　us；　the　more　you？re　going　to　want　to　know。　I？ve　kept　
quiet　until　now；　but　something　has　happened　and　I　just　can？t　stay　quiet　about　it。　。　。　。　

We　learned　in　our　first　eleventh…grade　creative　writing　class　this　week　that　most　great　stories　
begin　in　one　of　the　following　fashions：　someone　mysteriously　disappears　or　a　stranger　es　to　
town。　The　story　I？m　abou