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few。　The　first　school　had　turned　out　to　have　a　strict　disciplinary　code　and　had　been　too　boring　for

words。　Within　minutes　of　getting　to　the　second　school；　on　the　other　hand；　she？d　been　offered

Ecstasy　and　had　taken　her　top　off。　But　just　like　the　third　bed　for　Goldilocks；　the　third　school　that

Jenny　had　tested；　Waverly；　was　just　right。

Well；　to　tell　the　truth；　she　hadn？t　actually　visited　Waverly？she？d　run　out　of　time；　applied　way

past　the　deadline；　and　taken　some　creative　liberties　with　her　application？but　she？d　looked　at

thousands　of　pictures　online　and　memorized　all　the　building　names　and　campus　maps。　She　was

certain　it　would　be　perfect。

？I　used　to　go　to　Waverly？s　rival；？　the　boy　said；　pulling　a　book　out　of　his　bag。　？St。　Lucius。　Our

school　hated　your　school。？

？Oh；？　Jenny　replied　quietly；　sinking　into　her　seat。

？I？m　kidding。？　He　smiled　and　turned　back　to　his　book。　Jenny　noticed　it　was　Henry

Miller？sTropic　of　Cancer　；　one　of　her　dad？s　favorites。　According　to　Rufus；　it　had　been　banned

because　it　was　too　right…on　in　its　vicious　social　mentary　about　love　and　sex　in　New　York　City。

Hello；　sex　scenes。　Jenny　felt　her　cheeks　growing　pink。

Then　she　realized：　she　was　acting　like　her　old；　unsophisticated　self。　And　one　thing　was　for　sure：

Old　Jenny　obviously　wasn？t　working　for　her。

Jenny　studied　the　boy　carefully。　She　didn？t　know　him　and　would　probably　never　see　him　a