leaning against the wall； chugging from a bottle of Perrier； her cheeks red with exertion。 Serena
joined her； grabbing the water out of her friend？s hand and pouring it down her throat。
？You haven？t seen Dan； have you？？ Vanessa asked breathlessly。 Now that she was finished
dancing； it might be fun to find a quiet nook in the club somewhere and make out with Dan for a
while。
？Nope；？ Serena remarked。 The two girls surveyed the room； their eyes stinging with the salt from
their sweat。 A group of gray…uniform…wearing tenth…grade boys from some Catholic school were
making a human pyramid with Chuck Bass on top； even though he weighed as much as all of them
bined。 One of the L？？cole girls had taken off her halter top and was dancing by herself in the
corner； smoking a joint and strumming a guitar； a sun； moon； and stars tattoo standing out on her
shoulder blade。
？This party is weird；？ Vanessa observed。
？Have you seen Nate？？ Serena asked。 She vaguely remembered arriving with him； but she hadn？t
seen him since。 She squinted； half expecting to find Nate weeping at the bar； but she couldn？t see
him anywhere。
Blair stepped away from the bar； a fresh flute of bubbling champagne in her hand and a fresh
cigarette dangling from the antique ebony…and…mother…of…pearl cigarette holder between her
glossed lips； looking like a character out of an old movie。 Serena pushed herself away from the
wall and went over to her。
？I love your pearls。？
Blair decided not to spit in Serena？s face or scratch her dark blue eyes out。 ？They？re from
Marcus。？
Serena nodded； about to say something about what an amazing guy Marcus was； but she was
distracted。 ？You haven？t seen Nate； have you？？
Blair took a long sip of champagne and blew smoke into the air。 She？d been busy accepting gifts
from her mysterious royal beau。 She didn？t have time to keep track of Nate？s erratic
whereabouts。 ？Not really。？
Serena scanned the room with her eyes。 ？He？s been acting strange；？ she remarked； chewing on
her thumbnail。 ？Don？t you think so？？
Again； Blair really didn？t have an opinion on the subject。 The moss green sweater was where
she？d left it； folded on a chair nearby。 ？I guess；？ she allowed。
That tiny big…chested ninth grader Jenny Humphrey stepped out of the alcove where the men？s
room was； her curly dark hair slightly askew and her mouth red and swollen； as if from too much
kissing。 She paused and held out her hand； as if to a child。 Then Nate appeared； looking happily
disoriented。 Jenny put her arm around his waist； and he turned and kissed her eagerly on the
mouth； as if her lips were made of chocolate or something。
？Oh！？ Serena exclaimed； as if she？d been pinched。 She blinked her dark blue eyes； trying to
ascertain whether she was truly hurt or just surprised。 It had never felt right； her and Nate being
together。 And it would be better to be single this summer so she could focus on the film。 At least
now she wouldn？t have to bother breaking up with him。 Not that they？d ever really been together。
No； not really。
？Typical；？ Blair scoffed。 She shook a Merit Ultra Light out of her pack and handed it to
Serena。 ？Don？t be mad。 He can？t help himself。？
Serena took the cigarette and propped it between her lips； waiting for Blair to light it for
her。 ？I？m not mad；？ she sighed； feeling relieved。 For once； she and Blair were bonding over Nate
instead of fighting over him。 It was a wele change。 ？So； will you loan me that for the movie？？
She pointed at Blair？s cigarette holder。 ？Although I？ll probably set my ass on fire if I try to use it。
I？m such a klutz。？
Blair loved it when Serena put herself down。 It gave her hope。 ？Of course I will。？
Instinctively the two girls turned as someone careened toward them from across the room。 Nate？s
face was slack； his green eyes were huge； and his body seemed more loose…limbed than usual。 He
came at them with his arms open； grabbed Serena； and pulled her into an even gooier kiss than
he？d just given Jenny。 Serena giggled and pushed him away。
？Natie！？
But he was unflappable。 Letting go of Serena； he reached for Blair； pressed his wet lips against
hers and sort of inhaled her entire mouth。
？What the fuck？？ Blair exclaimed； stepping backward to free herself。
Nate just stood between the two girls； smiling like the luckiest guy on earth。 ？We？re all too
beautiful；？ he said by way of explanation。 ？I can？t stop kissing us。？
Blair met Serena？s gaze。 Yes； Nate was acting strange。 He was off his tits； as they say in England。
Still； there was something infectious about his puppylike exuberance。 They？d just graduated today。
Why not act a little strange？ And why not kiss everybody？ Some of them might never be together
again。
And some of them were going to be together quite a lot。
？You want to see something really cool？？ Blair asked； cocking her right eyebrow in a way that
all the underclassmen at Constance had spent hours trying to imitate。
She stepped forward and put her hands on Serena？s bare shoulders。 Immediately； Serena
understood what they were about to do。 The two girls smiled； their heads drawing nearer and
nearer to each other； as if in slow motion。
？You know you love me；？ they murmured in unison before their lips met in a kiss。
The room grew noticeably silent as everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to stare；
but the two girls kept on kissing。 Was this some sort of gag； everyone wondered； some final senior
hoax？
Maybe。 Or maybe not。
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hey people！
Good morning； graduates！
Didn？t you think your face looked a wee bit different this morning？or afternoon； I should say；
since none of us even went to bed until this morning？ Yesterday was sort of surreal； but yes； it
really did happen。 We did it； and now we？redone 。
The days are short and the nights are very； very long
It？s Tuesday afternoon？almost evening； really？and here I am still in bed。 First thing I did when I
woke up？ Tossed my graduation outfit in the back of my closet and tossed my
never…to…be…worn…again school uniforms down my building？s garbage chute。 I then thought about
making plicated plans to take a bunch of friends out to the beach in Sag Harbor in my
exquisite new European…import car。 But then I changed my mind。 There？s absolutely no hurry。 We
can do that tomorrow； or the next day； or the next。 So I ordered up breakfast from E。A。T。； climbed
back into bed； and here I am still； utterly content。 I？m going to stay here for at least another half
hour？until it？s time to get ready to go out again。 Forget frolicking in the sun all day？you have to
get up early for that。 Summer is really about those long； long nights out！
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