Well; according to their fake IDs; they’ve always been …twenty…two。
“Look; there’s Kati and Isabel! Hey!” Serena called; standing up and waving。 She was oblivious to all the people who turned to stare at her sequined Marni shift dress riding up dangerously high on her thigh。
“Hey!” Isabel yelled; clomping into the bar in a pair of five…inch Miu Miu Mary Janes。 She wore an all…purple jumpsuit and looked like a psychedelic plumber。 Her hand was intertwined with Kati’s: Kati wore a simple black dress and a huge grin on her heart…shaped face。
“Hey。” Blair’s eyes flicked down to their hands。 They were both wearing matching silver rings on their ring fingers。
“You guys are friends again!” Serena clapped her hands in glee。
Isabel shrugged shyly。 “Yeah。 I don’t know what took us so long。”
“We’re just heading up。 Are you guys ready? It’ll be just like old times; right?” Kati asked; still holding Isabel’s hand。
Almost like old times。
In the dim amber light of the bar; Blair’s former classmates looked almost sweet together。 “Sure;” she said。 She drained the rest of her drink and stood up; wavering slightly in the snakeskin thigh…high Christian Louboutin boots her father had sent her for Christmas。 It was forting that no matter how much things changed; Blair always had the best shoes in the room。
They do say it’s the little things that give life meaning。
“Are you sure it’ll be okay for you to see Chuck?” Serena whispered to Blair as they followed Isabel and Kati toward the elevator bank。
“What if you see Dan?” Blair countered。
Serena paused。 She hadn’t thought about that。 But she doubted Dan would be there; everyone had been invited; but parties were never his thing。
As they reached the e