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of art. they had the letter S stamped all
     over them.
    coincidence, or what? N00name Dear N00name,Whoa, is all I have to say.GG
    3 GUYS AND 2 GIRLS
    I and K are going to have a little trouble fitting into those cute dresses they picked up
     at Bendels if they keep stopping in at the 3 Guys Coffee Shop for hot chocolate and French
     fries every day. I went in there myself to see what the fuss was about, and I guess I
     could say my waiter was cute, if you like ear fuzz, but the food is worse than at Jackson
     Hole and the average person in there is like, 100 years old.
    Sightings C was seen in Tiffany, picking up another pair of monogrammed cufflinks for a
     party. Hello? Im waiting for my invite. B s mother was seen holding hands with her new man
     in Cartier. Hmmm, whens the wedding? Also seen: a girl bearing a striking resemblance to
     S, coming out of an STD clinic on the Lower East Side. She was wearing a thick black wig
     and big sunglasses. Some disguise. And very late last night, S was seen leaning out her
     bedroom window over Fifth Avenue, looking a little lost. Well, dont jump, sweetie, things
     are just starting to get good. Thats all for now. See you in school tomorrow. You know you
     love me,
    Welcome back, girls, Mrs. McLean said, standing behind the podium at the front of the
     school auditorium. I hope you all had a terrific long weekend. I spent the weekend in
     Vermont, and it was absolutely heavenly.
    All seven hundred students at the Constance Billard School for Girls, kindergarten through
     twelfth grade, and its fifty faculty and staff members tittered discreetly. Everyone knew
     Mrs. McLean had a girlfriend up in Vermont. Her name was Vonda, and she drove a tractor.
     Mrs. McLean had a tattoo on her inner thigh that said, Ride Me, Vonda.
    Its true, swear to God. Mrs. McLean, or Mrs. M, as the girls called her, was their
     headmistress. It was her job to put forth the cream of the crop send the girls off to the
     best colleges, the best marriages, the best livesand she was very good at what she did.
     She had no patience for losers, and if she caught one of her girls acting like a loser
     persistently calling in sick or doing poorly on the SATsshe would call in the shrinks,
     counselors, and tutors and make sure the girl got the personal attention she needed to get
     good grades, high scores, and a warm welcome to the college of her choice. Mrs. M also
     didnt tolerate meanness. Constance was supposed to
    be a school free of cliques and prejudice of any sort. Her favorite saying was, When you
     assume, you make an ass out of u and me. The slightest slander of one girl by another was
     punished with a day in isolation and a seriously difficult essay assignment. But those
     punishments were a rare necessity. Mrs. M was blissfully ignorant of what really went on
     in the school. She certainly couldnt hear the whispering going on in the very back of the
     auditorium, where the seniors sat.
    I thought you said Serena was coming back today, Rain Hoffstetter whispered to Isabel
     Coates. That morning, Blair and Kati and Isabel and Rain had all met on their usual stoop
     around the corner for cigarettes and coffee before school started. They had been doing the
     same thing every morning for two years, and they half expected Serena to join them. But
     school had started ten minutes ago, and Serena still hadnt shown up.
    Blair couldnt help feeling annoyed at Serena for creating even more mystery around her
     return than there already was. Her friends were practically squirming in their seats,
     eager to catch their first glimpse of Serena, as if she were some kind of celebrity. Shes
     probably too drugged up to come to school today, Isabel whispered back. I swear, she spent
     like, an hour in the bathroom last night at Blairs house. Who knows what she was doing in
     there. I heard shes selling these pills with the letter S stamped on them. Shes completely
     addicted to them,