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something。

Jenny　had　thought　Dan？s　graduation　would　be　relatively　painless　and　boring。　She　hadn？t　even

minded　when　her　dad　had　changed　her　ticket　to　Prague　to　leave　tomorrow　morning　instead　of

yesterday　so　she　wouldn？t　miss　it。　He？d　get　his　diploma　while　she　and　Rufus　whispered　to　each

other　and　heckled　his　nerdy　classmates。　Then　they？d　go　eat　Chinese　at　Dan？s　favorite　place　on

Broadway；　and　later　she？d　drag　Dan　out　to　that　party　Blair　Waldorf　was　rumored　to　be　hosting　at

the　Yale　Club？a　party　that　she　was　absolutely　determined　not　to　miss。

Instead；　their　whole　family　was　falling　apart；　and　she　was　freaking　out。

She　and　Dan　had　basically　stopped　being　nice　to　each　other　when　Jenny　had　spent　the　night　in　a

Plaza　Hotel　room　with　the　members　of　the　Raves　and　then　proceeded　to　record　a　song　with　them

on　the　same　day　they　fired　Dan。　At　home　it　seemed　like　Dan　could　do　no　wrong。　He　was　a

published　author　and　an　A　student。　He？d　had　his　pick　of　colleges　to　go　to；　including　Brown；　Colby；

NYU；　and　Evergreen。　Their　dad　boasted　about　his　achievements　all　the　time。　Jenny　was　an　even

better　student；　but　ever　since　Mrs。　McLean　had　requested　that　she　not　return　to　Constance　next

year；　she？d　felt　like　Dan？s　naughty　little　sister。　The　fact　that　overprotective　Rufus　had　actually

agreed　to　let　her　go　to　boarding　school　made　it　even　more　clear：　Dan　was　the　good　one；　and　she

was　the