haven？t； where have you been？hiding under a rock？ Please don？t bother to turn up unless you
bring one of the following：
A caramel toy poodle puppy
As many bottles of Serena？s Tears as you can scrape up。 I know there？s a waiting list； but I？m
addicted！
First…class tickets to Cannes this May
Diamonds
A fantastic sense of humor
Every gorgeous boy in your address book
Sightings
Nand his ？ber…rich； pale new girlfriend on a carriage ride inCentral Park 。 Guess she got a day
pass from rehab for good behavior。S andB in theLes Best boutique getting fitted for his entire fall
line。V delivering a manila envelope to the drama department atRiverside Prep 。 You don？t think
she actually turned in that film toD ？s drama teacher do you？ Now that？s dedication！D and that
crazy poetess shouting non…sequiturs out the window of herChinatown studio。 LittleJ and her new
beau checking out tattoos inStink ； an East Village tattoo parlor。 Let？s pray they were only
browsing。
As for those burning questions 。 。 。
WillN and his misbehaving heiress remain a bona fide item？
WillBever get overN ？ Will she grow out her hair？ And？thank God the answer is just around the
corner？will she get into Yale？？
WillS andB remain friends 。 。 。 at least until graduation？
WillS bee a vapid； redundant； celery…eating； supermodel？ Will she ever stay with one guy for
more than five minutes？
WillJ and her new boy live happily ever after？ Will her new best friend try to break them up？
WillV ever evenlook atD again？
WillD keep hanging out with that yellow…toothed poetess？ Willhis teeth turn yellow in the
process？ Will he actually write a memoir？
Will the rest of us get into college？ More importantly； will we all graduate？
Will you ever find out who I am？
Soon it will all bee crystal clear。
See you at my party Monday night； and don？t forget to bring at leastone thing on the list。 Au
revoir！
You know you love me。
gossip girl
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Disclaimer： All the real names of places； people； and events have been altered or abbreviated to
protect the innocent。 Namely； me。
hey people！
Senior slump
I？ve heard the expression ？senior slump？ many times； but I never knew what it meant exactly。
Now it？s crystal clear。 Senior slump is when you blow off your afternoon classes and go back to
your friend？s apartment to order veggie lo mein； drink chardonnay； and smoke cigarettes。 It？s
when you wind up in bed with a boy at three o？clock in the afternoon。 It？s when you skip
third…period calculus to stock up on clingy silk jersey wrap dresses at Diane von Furstenberg？s
private sale。 It？s when you accidentally sleep till ten on a Thursday。Oops。 Last term we were such
goody…goodies； teachers？ pets。 This term we？re badasses。 We？re also feeling our wild oats。 I？m
pretty sure half the girls in my P。E。 class were off kissing boys on the steps of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art instead of doing chin…ups on the monkey bars in the gym。 Keep it up girls？
hooking up ismuch better exercise！
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Sightings
Jand a tall； freckled girl with an unfortunate haircut giggling during a dance class at Constance
Billard。 GuessJ has a new friend。N and his buddies ordering chai atStarbucks ； in the hopes that it
might be laced with something mood…altering。V at the NYU store buying an NYU mug； an NYU
sweatshirt；and an NYU baseball cap。 And she claims not to be a sucker for that sort of thing。D
bing his local newsstand for an advance issue ofThe New Yorker 。S andA enjoying a little
PDA as usual。 She？s never had a boyfriend for more than five minutes； so we？ll see how long this
lasts。 。 。 。
Okay； I admit it。 I？m cutting class as we speak。 Promise you won？t tell！
You know you love me。
gossip girl
sis in love
Standing in a drift of old snow outside the Constance Billard School for Girls on East
Ninety…third Street； Aaron Rose waited for Serena to e hurtling through the towering royal
blue school doors and into his arms。 Mookie； his brown…and…white boxer； sat panting beside him
on the sidewalk wearing the red…and…black plaid doggie jacket Serena had bought him yesterday at
Burberry。 In Aaron？s hands were two steaming cups from Starbucks。 Ever since they？d gotten
together at Serena？s wild New Year？s Eve party six weeks ago； this had bee their little ritual。
Aaron would meet Serena after school and they？d amble down Fifth Avenue arm in arm； drinking
soy lattes and stopping now and then to kiss。 New Year？s Eve had been a total
fuck…it…we？re…both…in…the…mood…so…why…not…hook…up？ spontaneous sort of thing； but over the past
month they？d spent every out…of…school moment together； and they were now known as the
best…looking and most adorable couple？well； threesome； if you included Mookie？on the Upper
East Side。
Suddenly a ray of bright winter sun flashed on Serena？s cool blond head as she pushed open the
school doors； skipped down the stairs in her Stephane Kelian brown suede boots and navy blue
Les Best pea coat； and stepped out onto the snowy sidewalk。 Her whole face glowed with angelic
excitement when she caught sight of Aaron and Mookie。
？Hi； pup！？ she squealed as Mookie wriggled up to her and nuzzled her cashmere…gloved hands。
She squatted down and let the dog lick her face as she stroked his head。 ？You lookso handsome
today。？
Aaron watched them with a lazy sense of pride。Yep； that？s my girlfriend。 Yep； isn？t she
gorgeous？
Serena stood up and threw her arms around his neck。 The air around them filled with the heady；
sandalwood…and…patchouli？based scent of the custom…blended essential oil mixture she always
wore。 ？You know what I？ve been thinking about all day？？ she gushed； planting a kiss on Aaron？s
thin； dark red lips with her full； peach…glossed ones。
Aaron splayed his feet to keep from stumbling backward and spilling the lattes。？Me？？ he guessed。
Serena was the type of girl who gave herselfentirely to whatever she was into at the moment； and
for the time being she just happened to be into Aaron。 It had kind of gone to his head。
She closed her eyes and they kissed again； deeply this time。 Behind them； girls in neat wool coats
and tall leather boots spilled out of the school doors； shouting giddily。 A few of them huddled
together to watch in awe as Serena and Aaron continued to kiss。
？Oh my God；？ whispered one eighth grader； swooning in the presence of such coolness。 ？Do you
see what I see？？
Mookie pawed at the snow and whined impatiently。 Serena rubbed her cheek against the scratchy
alpaca wool of the gray…and…purple sherpa hat she？d bought for Aaron last weekend at Kirna
Zabete in Soho。 She loved the way his cute dark brown dreadlocks poked out from beneath the
earflaps。
Everything about Aaron was so adorable； she just wanted to eat him up with a spoon！
？Of courseI was thinking about you；？ she said； taking her latte。 She cracked open the lid and
blew on the sweet； steaming liquid。 ？I was thinking we should get tattoos。？ She paused； waiting
for Aaron to respond； but his soft brown eyes looked puzzled； so she went on。 ？You know； like of
our names。 To show our mitment to each other。？ She took a sip of her coffee and licked her
lovely； luscious lips。 ？I？ve always wanted a tattoo that only I knew about。 You know；
somewhereprivate 。？
Aaron smiled hesitantly。 He liked Serena a lot。 She was intoxicatingly beautiful； a total
sweetheart； and pletely undemanding。 She was above and beyond any girl he？d ever met。 But
he wasn？t sure he wanted to tattoo her name all over his body。 In fact； he？d always thought tattoos
were kind of violent； like brands on cattle； and as a vegan and a Rastafarian； he was morally
opposed to any type of violence。
？Tattoos are against my religion；？ he stated； but when he saw Serena？s gorgeous face crumple in
dismay he took her hand and added quickly； ？But I？ll think about it； okay？？
Serena wasn？t one to hold grudges； certainly not against the cutest boy in the universe。 Already
over it； she tugged on his hand and