青帝小说

第29部分（第4页）

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！

？

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