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Vanessa　were　herself。　Had　Vanessa　gone　off　somewhere　with　Aaron？　Or　Dan？　Had　Serena　and

Natereally　eloped？　It　was　such　a　crazy　day　and　such　a　crazy　time　in　their　lives；　she　wasn？t　sure

what　to　believe。

？And　now；　I？m　delighted　to　introduce　Blair　Waldorf；　our　senior　class　speaker；？　Mrs。　McLean

announced。　With　a　bob　of　her　Raggedy　Ann　auburn　head；　she　stepped　away　from　the　podium　to

make　way　for　Blair。　Blair　stood　up；　smoothed　out　her　swishy；　pleated　white　satin　Oscar　de　la

Renta　skirt；　and　climbed　daintily　over　the　pointy　white…shoe…clad　feet　of　her　classmates；　growing

steadily　more　and　more　enraged　as　she　overheard　snatches　of　their　whispers　and　mutterings。

？Serena　is　so　totally　not　going　to　Yale　next　year。？

？Vanessa　is　in　L。A。　Didn？t　you　hear？　She？s　making　a　movie　with　Brad　Pitt。？

Blair　mounted　the　steps　to　the　podium？a　vision　of　perfection　with　her　Oscar…tailored　satin　suit；

her　smooth　and　shiny　dark　bob；　her　long…lashed　bright　blue　eyes；　her　glittering　coral…colored

mouth；　and　her　exquisite　white　shoes。　She　cleared　her　throat；　trying　to　tear　everyone？s　attention

away　from　the　subject　of　the　two　missing　girls。

？Thank　you；？　she　began。　？First；　I？d　like　to　congratulate　my　class。　We　made　it！？　she　cried　with

exaggerated　glee。　But　none　of　her　fucking　classmates　were　even　looking　at　her。

Who　cares？　Who　cares？　Who　cares？She　was　graduating　today；　she　had　an　amazing　new