Apparently28 not. Just then, in a flurry of dove-gray cashmere and shimmering30 pale blond hair, Serena van der Woodsen slid her shapely, tanned butt into the chair next to Blair. The three other peer group A freshman girls were trailing her like baby ducklings. ?Look what we suckered Irene into giving us!? Serena crowed, slapping a heaping plate full of greasy onion rings down in the middle of the table. ?I told her we were having a special meeting and we werestarving .? Blair glanced sympathetically at Elise, who was glowering31 at the plate of onion rings with blond-lashed blue eyes that would have been pretty if she?d tried using a little dark brown Stila lengthening32 mascara. ?You?re late,? Blair accused, passing out the handouts to Serena and the other three freshmen. ?I?m Blair,? she told them. ?And you are . . . ?? ?Mary Goldberg, Vicky Reinerson, and Cassie Inwirth,? the three girls responded in unison33. Elise nudged Jenny?s elbow. Mary, Vicky, and Cassie were the most annoyingly inseparable threesome in the freshman class. They were always brushing each other?s hair in the hallways, and they did everything together, including pee. Blair glanced down at the handout24 and read aloud, ?Body image: accepting and embracing who you are.? She looked up and smiled at the freshmen expectantly. ?Do any of you have a particular body image issue you?d like to talk about?? Jenny felt the blood creep into her neck and face as she boldly considered telling them about the breast-reduction consultation34. But before she could get the words out, Serena crammed35 an enormous onion ring into her delicate mouth and interjected, ?Can I just say something first?? Blair frowned at her best friend, but Mary, Vicky, and Cassie were nodding eagerly. Listening to anything Serena van der Woodsen had to say was so much more interesting than any stupid body image discussion. Serena plunked her elbows down on top of the handout and rested her perfectly chiseled36 chin in her manicured hands, her enormous dark blue eyes gazing dreamily at her idyllic37 reflection in the mirrored wall. ?I?m so in love,? she sighed. Blair clutched her fork and dug into the piece of chocolate cake again, forgetting about her no-eating solidarity38 with Elise. Serena was so goddamned insensitive. First of all, the guy she was apparently ?so in love? with happened to be Blair?s new pseudohippie, guitar-playing, dreadlocked stepbrother, Aaron Rose, which was justso absurd . And second of all, even though Nate had dumped Blair way back in November, Blair wasstill not over Nate, and the mere29 mention of the worldlove made her want to blow chunks39. ?I think we?re supposed to getthem to talk abouttheir problems, not talk aboutourselves ,? she hissed40 at Serena. Of course, if Serena had actually bothered to show up for peer group training, she would have known that herself. Serena had blown the training off so she could go to a movie with Aaron, and, like a gullible41 idiot, Blair had covered for her. She?d told Ms. Doherty that Serena had a migraine but that she would personally go over all the major points they covered in training when Serena felt better. It was so typical. Whenever Blair did anything nice for someone else, she usually regretted it. Which kind of explained why she was such a bitch most of the time. Serena shrugged42 her halter-top-perfect shoulders. ?I think love is a much better topic than body image anyway. I mean, we all talked body image to death in ninth-grade health.? She glanced at the freshmen seated around the table. ?Right?? ?I just think we should follow the handout,? Blair insisted stubbornly. ?It?s up to you guys,? Serena told the younger girls. Mary, Vicky, and Cassie waited, ears pricked43, for the scoop44 on Serena?s love life. Elise reached out and poked45 a greasy onion ring with a trembling, chewed-on fingernail and then snatched her hand away again as if she?d been burned. Jenny licked her winter-chapped lips. ?Since we?re supposed to talk about body image, I guess I have something to say,? she told the group, her voice wavering. She looked up to find Blair nodding and smiling at her encouragingly. ?Yes, Ginny?? Jenny looked down at the table again. Why was she even telling them this?Because I need to tell someone, she realized. She forced herself to keep talking despite the furious red-hot blush of embarrassment46 burning her face. ?This weekend I almost had a consultation for a breast reduction.? Mary, Vicky, and Cassie scooted forward in their chairs to listen. Not only was peer group going to bethe place to pick up the latest fashion trends from the two coolest girls in school, it was going to be a major resource for gossip! ?I made the appointment,? Jenny continued, ?but then I didn?t go.? She pushed her plate away and took a sip47 of water, trying to ignore the curious stares of the other girls. The group was riveted48, and stealing the spotlight49 from Blair and Serena was no easy feat50. Elise picked up an onion ring, took a tiny bite, and dropped it on the plate again. ?What made you change your mind?? she asked. ?You don?t have to answer that,? Blair interrupted, remembering something Ms. Doherty had said in their training session about not pushing the members of the group to open up before they were ready. She glanced at her coleader. Serena was busy examining her split ends with a dreamy, faraway look, as if she hadn?t heard a word anyone had said. Blair turned back to Jenny and tried to think of something reassuring51 to say so Jenny wouldn?t feel like she was the only one in the group with breast-size issues. ?I always wanted bigger breasts. I?ve seriously considered getting implants52.? It wasn?t a total lie. She was only a B cup and had always aspired53 to a C. Who hasn?t? ?Really?? Serena demanded, drifting back to earth. ?Since when?? Blair took another angry bite of cake. Was Serena purposely trying to sabotage54 her leadership skills? ?You don?t know everything about me,? she snapped. Cassie, Vicky, and Mary kicked each other under the table. This was so exciting! Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf were having a fight, and they were witnessing every word of it! Elise combed her chewed-on fingernails through her thick blond bob. ?I think it was really, um, amazing of you to tell us about that, Jenny.? She smiled shyly at Jenny. ?And I think it was brave of you not to do it.? Blair scowled55. Why hadn?tshe said something about how brave Jenny was instead of making that outrageous56 statement about wanting implants? Who knew what these stupid freshmen were going to say about her once the group broke up? Then she remembered something else Ms. Doherty had gone over in their training session. ?Oops. I think we were supposed to say something about confidentiality57 before we started. You know, like, nothing we say here will be repeated outside the group, or whatever?? Too late. In a matter of minutes every girl in the school would be discussing Blair Waldorf?s upcoming breast-implant job.I heard she?s waiting until the day after graduation . . . etc., etc. Jenny shrugged. ?It?s okay. I don?t care who you tell.? It wasn?t like she could hide her enormous boobs anyway. They were justthere . Elise bent58 down and picked up her beige Kenneth Cole backpack. ?Um, there are only eight minutes left before the bell rings. Is it all right if I go out and buy a yogurt now?? she asked. Serena nudged the plate of onion rings towards Elise. ?Have some more of these,? she offered generously. Elise shook her head, her freckled face flushed pink. ?No, thanks. I don?t eat in public.? Serena frowned. ?Really? That?s weird59.? She winced60 as Blair elbowed her in the arm,hard . ?Ow! God, what was that for?? ?Maybe if you?d actually gone to peer group leader training, you?d get it,? Blair growled61 under her breath. ?Can I go now?? Elise asked again. It occurred to Blair that the peer group freshmen would really love her if she let them all go early. She could use the extra eight minutes to get to the hair salon62 on time anyway. ?You canall go,? she said, smiling sweetly, ?unless you really want to stay and listen to Serena talk aboutlove for the rest of the period.? Serena stretched her arms over her head and grinned up at the ceiling. ?I could talk about love all day.? Jenny stood up. Ever since Nate had ditched her, love was the last thing she wanted to talk about. Funny?she?d thought Blair was going to be the peer group leader she couldn?t deal with, but it was turning out to be Serena. Elise stood up, too, tugging63 on her oversized pink turtle-neck sweater as if it was too tight. ?No offense64, but if I don?t eat a yogurt before lunch is over, I?m going to pass out in geometry.? ?I?ll come buy one with you,? Jenny told her, using that as an excuse to leave the table. ?I may as well walk out with you guys,? Blair yawned, standing65 up, too. ?Where are you going?? Serena demanded innocently. Normally on Mondays after lunch the two girls spent their luxurious66 double free period at Jackson Hole, drinking cappuccinos and making wild and fabulous67 plans for the summer after graduation. ?None of your business,? Blair snapped. She?d been going to invite Serena to come with her to the salon, but now that Serena was being such a self-involved princess bitch, that was totally out of the question. She flipped68 her hair over her shoulder and slung69 her bag over her arm. ?See you guys next week,? she added to Mary, Vicky, and Cassie as she followed Jenny and Elise through the exit and up the back stairs to Ninety-third Street. Back in the crowded cafeteria, Vicky leaned forward across the half-empty table. ?So,tell us,? she urged Serena. Mary took a sip of one-percent milk and nodded eagerly. ?Yes, yes.Tell .? Cassie tightened70 her light brown ponytail. ?Tell useverything .? ================================== ABC Amber71 LIT Converter v2.02 ================================== Disclaimer: All the real names of places, people, and events have been altered or abbreviated72 to protect the innocent. Namely, me. hey people! Aren?t we special? So the rumor73 floating around about the Ivies74 not accepting anyone early this year turned out to be totally false. Hooray?some of us got in! I know we?re feeling pretty special, but if we start partying like it?s 2099, drinking champagne75 before homeroom and cutting half our classes, we?re going to wind up with only each other to party with, because all our other friends are going to hate our guts. Try to keep it to yourselves if you can, at least until April when the rest of the class finds out where they?re going. It?s for your own good, I promise. TheL word With Valentine?s Day less than a week away, love is in the aireverywhere . It?s on the tips of our tongues. It?s what we?re thinking about before we fall asleep. We catch ourselves and our neighbors doodling corny hearts in math class. But just because the world has turned into one gigantic BEMINEcandy heart doesn?t mean we have to go around making promises we can?t keep. Using theL word in intimate settings can be dangerous. I prefer to use it more generally, as in,I love you all . And I mean that, I really do!
Sightings Nskulking downMadison Avenue with his hands in his coat pockets, looking uncharacteristically tense and preoccupied76.V andD kissing inShakespeare Books , nearNYU ?aw, howcute .B atSigerson Morrison inNoHo, trying on pair of shoes in the store.S inFetch onBleecker Street , buying another irresistible77 doggie outfit78 for her favorite pooch.J and her new friend,E , giggling79 in the feminine-hygiene aisle80 at Duane Reade. Ah, youth. AndA , stocking up on used reggae records at a tiny unnamed shop on East Third Street. He?s got to have something to listen to while he blows off the rest of second semester. Your e-mail Q:? ? Dear GG, I heard that dealer81 who used to work in the pizza place got busted82 by the NYPD and now he?s doing time as a narc in the park, busting83 all his old customers. ?Dawg A:? ? Dear Dawg, That sounds like a bad TNT movie. I just hope none of our friends end up starring in it. ?GG Q:? ? Dear GossipG, I totally forgot to tell you before, but I saw that little freshman with the giant boobs in the waiting room of my cosmetic84 surgeon. She was looking at a book calledCelebrity Breasts . I?m serious. Like, totally choosing which ones she was going to get.
?tattletail A:? ? Dear tattle, That?s all very interesting, but pray tail?I mean tell?why wereyou there? ?GG As if you weren?t already excited enough . . . Now that the early admissions thing is over, we can focus on something truly important: Fashion Week. It starts this Friday, and all my favorite people will be there, including me. See you in the front row! You know you love me. gossip girl
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