nd of forward； but you know； I？m a person who believes in taking chances。 I believe that
the universe rewards bold actions； don？t you？？
Dan nodded eagerly。
？Anyway； I？m kind of lonely this summer。 I grew up here in Greenwich Village but I was in
boarding school out west； so I don？t really know anyone in the city anymore。 I？m going to UC
Santa Cruz in the fall； but I don？t want to spend my last summer in the city all by myself。？
？No； definitely not；？ Dan agreed。 ？I？d love to hang out。？
？Awesome！？ Bree cried； hopping down from the ledge。 ？What？s your schedule like？？
？Well； I work days。 So anytime after six。？
？Cool。 Do you think you？d be up for Bikram？？
？Sure；？ Dan nodded； even though he？d never heard of it。 He didn？t go out to clubs very often。
？Awesome！？ she squealed again。 ？Give me your number and I？ll call and confirm； but let？s say
Saturday？？
Dan recited his number and she typed it into her hot pink Razr。 He had officially taken a much
longer break than he was entitled to； but after Bree strolled away he had to light another Camel to
calm his nerves。 He wasn？t quite sure what Bikram was？a trendy new nightclub？ Some new
Indian restaurant？ Maybe it was a new underground independent film？ But it didn？t matter。
Vanessa was busy filming； and he？d scored a hot date with a sweet； gorgeous girl who loved to
read。
Oh； it？s sure to be a hot date indeed。
lights； camera； but no action
？Cut！？ barked Ken Mogul。 ？Fuck！？ He threw his fluorescent green clipboard onto the floor and
leapt out of the metal swivel chair he？d been slumped in。 ？Let？s take ten； please。 I need a fucking
smoke。？
Serena？s hands trembled as she he