ll　their　wild　friends　have　left；　it？s　because　it　looks　like　next　year

might　be　even　more　fun　than　this　year；　and　I？m　not　going　anywhere。　That？s　right；　you　heard　me；

I？m　here　to　stay。　Why　leave　when　there？s　going　to　beso　much　more　to　talk　about？

Whatever　I　do；　you　know　you？llalways　love　me。

gossip　girl

s　takes　the　wind　out　of　b？s　sail

Blair？s　pretty　blue　eyes　narrowed；　catlike；　as　she　looked　at　Serena　in　her　cutoff　Sevens　skirt　and

white　Imitation　of　Christ　tank。　The　light　poured　in　through　the　enormous　living　room　windows

and　bounced　off　Serena？s　angelic　blond　wisps　of　hair。　She　looked　predictably；　infuriatingly

stunning。　Even　though　it　was　obvious　that　Serena　hadn？t　put　any　effort　into　her　outfit；　she　was　as

gorgeous　as　fucking　ever。　It　wouldn？t　matter　if　she　were　wearing　saggy…butt　shorts　and　a　stained

wifebeater？she？d　probably　still　get　stopped　on　the　street　by　Patrick　Demarchelier　on　her　way

home　and　get　put　on　the　cover　of　September？sVogue　。　It　wasn？t　fucking　fair。

Yes；　but　look　who　has　the　boy；　honey。

Blair　willed　herself　to