第19部分(第5/7 页)

Mr。　Beckham？s　film　class。

？So　Serena；　whatwas　it　like　to　wear　all　those　cool　Les　Best　clothes？？　Jenny　asked；　desperate　to

change　the　subject。

Serena　stretched　her　long；　lithe　arms　over　her　gorgeous　blond　head　and　sighed　happily。　？You

really　want　to　know？？

Everyone　in　the　group　except　Blair　and　Elise　nodded　eagerly。　？Okay；　I？ll　tell　you。？

Blair　rolled　her　eyes；　daring　herself　to　shut　Serena　up　by　announcing　the　news　of　her　torrid　affair

with　a　married　thirty…eight…year…old　man；　which　was　a　hell　of　a　lot　more　interesting　than　prancing

around　on　a　runway　in　dumb　clothes　no　one　wanted　to　wear　anyway。　She　glanced　down　at　the

table　where　Elise　was　furiously　scribbling　her　name　over　and　over　on　a　sheet　of　notebook

paper。Elise　Wells。　Miss　Elise　Wells。　Miss　Elise　Patricia　Wells。　E。P。　Wells。

Suddenly　Blair　felt　the　entire　contents　of　her　stomach　do　a　back　walkover　into　her　throat。Wells？

That　wasOwen　？s　last　name。　And　Elise　had　just　said　she　thought　herfather　was　having　anaffair　。

Owen　hadn？t　said　anything　to　her　about　a　daughter；　but　now　that　she　thought　about　it；　Elise　had

his　same　eyes；　and　on　the　stoop　Elise　had　lit　two　cigarettes　exactly　the　same　way　Owen　had　Friday

night　in　the　bar。Christ　。　For　all　Blair　knew；　Owen　hadten　children　that　he？d　just　happened　to　forget

to　mention。Fuck！

Blair　scraped　her　chair　back　and　bolted　for　the　nurse？s　office　behind　the　cafeteria；　getting　there

just　in　time　to　spew　chocolate　cake　all　over　Nurse　O？Donnell？s　hand…hooked　farmhouse　rug。　It

wasn？t　pretty；　but　it　was　the　quickest　way　to　get　sent　home　sick　from　school。

As　soon　as　she　left；　the　cafeteria　began　to　hum　with　the　sound　of　girls　trading　versions　of　w