both hands。Blair knew about her and Nate？
？Of course I do。？ Blair squinted； irritated that Serena would think for a second that Nate would
not tellher ； his girlfriend。 ？I cannot fucking believe he？s not going to Yale。 Repeating senior year。
He？s totally retarded；？ she spat。
？Oh。？ Serena looked at Blair； her navy blue eyes wide。 That was a close call。 ？Oh！ I mean
that？s 。 。 。 that is awful。 But that？s not what I was going to say。 。 。 。？ Her voice trailed off； her heart
thumping hard against her rib cage。
Blair pulled a Lauren Moffatt houndstooth…print tunic over her head and looked at her reflection
in the mirror。 Serena stood behind her； standing almost a full head taller and looking nervous。 She
twirled a long blond lock around her finger。 Blair wondered if Serena was finally going to confess
to her about her love letter to Nate。 Well； it was about time。 Then Blair could forgive her and they
could go off to Yale； best friends forever； and put all this behind them。 Even if Nate had to stay in
the city； at least she？d have Serena？and at least Serena would be far； far away from him。 Blair took
a deep breath and prepared herself to try and forgive her best friend。
？What is it then？？ She moved on to the Diane von Furstenberg dresses Serena was practically
hiding behind。
？I？m not going to Yale either；？ Serena admitted sheepishly as she fingered a wildly patterned
wrap dress； avoiding Blair？s eyes。 ？I？m going to defer for a year so I can do some more
acting。？Excuse me？ Blair felt like her brain was on fire。Not going to Yale； not going to Yale ？the
words spun around and around in her head until she thought she might pass out。 First Nate； now