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they　could　remember；　to　be　seen　talking　to　Serena　van　der

Woodsen　was　to　be　seen。

“Hey　Serena；”　Laura　Salmon　yelled　before　diving　down　the　stairs　for

Glee　Club　in　the　basement　music　room。

“Later；　Serena；”　Rain　Hoffstetter　said；　as　she　slipped　past　in　her

gym　shorts；　heading　for　soccer　practice。

“See　you　tomorrow；　Serena；”　Lily　Reed　said　softly；　blushing　because

she　was　wearing　her　riding　breeches；　which　always　embarrassed

her。

“Bye；”　Carmen　Fortier　said；　chewing　gum　in　her　leather　jacket　and

jeans。　She　was　one　of　the　few　scholarship　girls　in　the　junior　class

and　lived　in　the　Bronx。　She　claimed　she　couldn’t　wear　her　uniform

home　or　she’d　get　beaten　up。　Carmen　was　headed　to　the　Art　of

Floral　Design　Club；　although　she　always　lied　to　her　friends　in　her

neighborhood　and　said　she　took　karate。

Suddenly　the　hallway　was　empty。　Serena　opened　her　locker；　pulled

her　Burberry　coat　off　the　hook；　and　put　it　on。　Then　she　slammed　her

locker　shut　and　trotted　downstairs　and　out　the　school　doors；　turning

left　down　Ninety…third　Street　toward　Central　Park。

There　was　a　box　of　orange　Tic　Tacs　in　her　pocket　with　only　one　Tic

Tac　left。　Serena　fished　the　Tic　Tac　out　and　put　it　on　her　tongue；　but

she　was　so　worried　about　her　future；　she　could　barely　taste　it。

She　crossed　Fifth　Avenue；　walking　along　the　sidewalk　that　bordered

the　park。　Fallen　leaves　scattered　the　pavement。　Down　the　block；

two　little　Sacred　Heart　girls　in　their　cute　red…and…white　checked

pinafores　were　walking　an　enormous　black　Rottweiler。　Serena

thought　about　entering　the　park　at　Eighty…ninth　Street　and　sitting

down　for　a　while　to　kill　time　before　the　play　rehearsal。　But　alone？

What　would　she　do；　people…watch？　She　had　always　been　one　of

those　people　everyone　else　watches。

So　she　went　home。

Home　was　994　Fifth　Avenue；　a　ritzy；　white…glove　building　next　to　the

Stanhope　Hotel　and　directly　across　the　street　from　the　Metropolitan

Museum　of　Art。　The　van　der　Woodsens　owned　half　of　the　top　floor。

Their　apartment　had　fourteen　rooms；　including　five　bedrooms　with

private　bathrooms；　a　maid’s　apartment；　a　ballroom…sized　living

room；　and　two　seriously　cool　lounges　with　wet　bars　and　huge