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from the Dominican Republic； and some of them even have his name； so it really isn？t a stretch
for them to impersonate their famous cousin。 Now； if I could just get myself a body double to
attend my final exams so I could concentrate on resting up for the parties after graduation！
St。 jude？s lax coach investigating viagra theft
This warning came in the form of an e…mail； and caught me quite off guard：
Dear Gossip Girl；
Please let your readers know stealing is a serious matter。 Whoever took my prescription for
Viagra？and I？m pretty sure it was a senior on my lax team？will not graduate！ Thank you for your
help。
michaels
Any advice on how I should respond？
Sightings
SandB ； both with huge shopping bags； walking out ofBergdorf Goodman and theOscar de la
Renta boutique； respectively。 Guess they got lucky and found the graduation dresses of their
dreams！ An unshaven and more…neurotic…than…usual…lookingD buying a collection ofPablo Neruda
love poems atB&N 。 Has he gone over the edge this time？ Wait； what am I talking about？he
always goes over the edge。V in theCVS in downtownWilliamsburg ； loading up on Jergens
antibacterial shower gel。 All those prehookup and posthookup showers？gotta be prepared。J ； with
her brother； in the bookstore； reading The Best Public Schools in NYC。 Has she given up on
boarding school already？ Hey；J ？see above。 You？d be surprised what can happen in the last few
weeks of school。 Kids going wild； getting kicked out right and left。 You just gotta have faith。 It？s
like that song fromWest Side Story： ？There？s a place for us！ ？？
I？ll stop singing now and pretend to study for my finals。
See you at the open call at Barneys on Saturday morning？whowon？t be there？
You know you love me。
gossip girl
Objects reflected in mirror are closer than they appear
？Is this too brown？？ Jenny Humphrey asked her sometimes…best friend； Elise Wells。 She flicked
a tiny Sephora makeup brush over the ridge of her adorable button nose a few times。 ？I？m trying
to reduce the size of my nose。？
Like there isn？t another part of her body that actuallyneeds reducing？
？What nose？？ Elise demanded。 ？You barely even have a nose。？ Elise had a small nose too； but it
was pugged； which was almost worse than having a big honker； because she was tall and was
forever concerned that people were staring up at her nose hairs and boogers。
Nose hairs and boogers； oh my！
It was last…period study hall； and Jenny had taken over the kindergarten bathroom； which was
always free in the afternoons because the kindergartners went home at two。 The stalls were
narrower than those in the rest of the bathrooms in the school； and the toilets were only eighteen
inches off the ground； with bright pink Hello Kitty toilet seats。 Even the sinks were lower； with
pink plastic Hello Kitty step stools in front of them and clear pink Hello Kitty soap dispensers。 All
the Hello Kitty paraphernalia had been donated by a parent from Tokyo who happened toown
Hello Kitty。
？Have you ever heard of a school called Waverly Prep？？ Jenny asked； blotting wine…colored
blush onto her lips and then smearing them with Vaseline？another tip she？d learned on TV from
some model/actress named Lauren Hutton who was the same age as her dad but was still pretty
enough to model for J。Crew。
Elise shook her head。 ？Is it another boarding school？？ She never said it out loud； but Elise hated
the idea of Jenny going off to boarding school and leaving her friendless and alone in Constance？s
tenth grade。 Who else would order takeout egg rolls with her and have them delivered right to the
blue doors？ Who else would tell her？gently？that her shirt would look betterun tucked？
？Well； I just heard they have this great new art program。 Like； they have a real gallery that？s
open to the public and the students curate the shows and everything。 It sounds really cool。 Of
course； applications were due in； like； December； but I was thinking maybe I could send them
some of my artwork？？ Jenny zipped up her yellow…and…pink striped LeSportsac makeup bag；
watching herself in one of the diminutive； square over…the…sink mirrors as she talked。 Lauren
Hutton was right。 Her nose did look smaller。 If only her dark hair weren？t so darned curly and
unmanageable。 ？This is my last chance。 If I don？t get in there； I？m going to have to go to public
school。？
Heaven forbid！
？I just wish I hadn？t burned all those paintings？？ she added wistfully and rubbed her lips together
one last time。
Back when she？d been in love with Nate； Jenny had painted his portrait in the style of each of her
favorite painters： Matisse； Picasso； Chagall； Monet； Warhol； Pollock。 The paintings had been vivid
and full of emotion； as if she？d been trying to invoke love itself right there on the canvas。 But
when Nate had broken her heart； she？d set fire to them in a metal trash can out on the sidewalk in
front of her building； burning every last one。
Elise bared her teeth at the mirror； trying to dig out the remains of the orange she？d eaten for
lunch with her jagged； unpainted pinky nail。 ？Yeah； but would you really want to send a boarding
school a whole bunch of paintings of some boy you don？t even talk to anymore？？ she asked
reasonably。
Well； at least they？d know I was capable ofhavinga boyfriend ； Jenny retorted silently； suddenly
irked by the prep…piness of Elise？s shell pink Peter Pan…collared blouse and the way her breath
always smelled like yesterday？s egg rolls。
Besides； Waverly sounded like the kind of school that was always evolving； not a party school
per se； but a school that wasn？t afraid to try something new or take a risk on someone。
Likeher； for instance？
Elise stopped picking her teeth and reached for Jenny？s makeup bag； opening it without asking
permission and unscrewing a tube of shimmering lilac…colored Stila lip gloss。 She puckered her
wide mouth and began generously smearing lip gloss all over it。
When Jenny really thought about it； she had taken a risk on Elise。 First she had been friendless；
and now she had a friend； whether she liked it or not。
？You？re right；？ she mused； retrieving her makeup bag and spilling it into one of the small； low
sinks。 ？I should send Waverly something new anyway。 Something I haven？t tried before。？ She
sorted through the assortment of eyeliners； shadows； and glosses； looking for her favorite Clinique
four…shades…of…gray eye shadow palette in its mint green plastic case。 ？Would you mind if I
painted your portrait with this？？ she asked her friend； holding up the palette and feeling suddenly
inspired。 She？d do Elise in eye shadow； her dad in red wine； and Dan in ？ instant coffee。 It was
innovative and meaningful； and way better than sending Waverly a tear sheet of her jog bra
modeling debut or her first appearance on Page Six。
Not that Jenny wasn？t still a party girl looking for a party school； but Serena van der Woodsen
had taught her a very important lesson： Party girls are deeper and smarter than they first appear。
Be still her cheating heart
Vanessa was sitting on the floor in her living room wearing only the black
SUGARDADDYDIDHUNGARYT…shirt her sister； Ruby； had sent her from Budapest； a recent
stop on her band？s tour； and a pair of somebody？s gray…and…white striped boxers？it was getting
hard to keep them straight。 She was trying to smoothly splice together Chuck Bass？s horrifying
and amusing interview； plete with pet snow monkey； with Kati and Isabel talking about how
they？d decided to go to Rollins College in Florida together even though Isabel had gotten into
Princeton。 Chuck was wearing a tight white wifebeater T…shirt and was rubbing his beefy；
unnaturally tan arms with Bain de Soleil dark tanning oil as he explained how he stayed golden
brown all year。 His monkey remained curled in his lap； blinking stupidly at the camera with its
creepy light blue eyes。
？Normally I lie in the beds like once； maybe twice a week； or I use this amazing Est？e Lauder
bronzing stuff to keep it nice and even all year round。 I wonder； though？do you happen to know if
there？s a good tanning salon near Fort Lee？？
Isabel and Kati were lying on their backs with their heads pressed together？Isabel？s sleek and
dark and Kati？s frizzy and strawberry blond？smiling up at the camera like sisters who looked
nothing alike。
？It？s like； how am I going to concentrate in； like； Intro to Law at Princeton； if my best friend in
the whole world is down in Florida all by herself？？ Isabel demanded gaily； her lips so thoroughly
glossed； they were practically dripping。
？Besides； we？re both going to lose ten pounds this summer on the South Beach Diet so we can
look awesome in our matching Shoshanna black…and…red paisley bikinis； which we get to wear
every single day！？ Kati shrieked excitedly； kicking her bare legs so hard； her light…blue…and…white
seersucker uniform flipped up； revealing her sensible white cotton Gap underwear。
The crazy thing was that the more Vanessa replayed the interviews； the more she realized she was
actually going to miss these people；