out on the lawns。 Riley； the girls？ dormitory where she？d
arranged to meet her host； was on the other side of the parking lot； perched on top of a grassy
hillock。 It was a gorgeous summer day； and the air smelled like fresh…cut grass。
？I already love it here；？ Jenny whispered； her skin tingling with excitement。 Her whole life was
about to change。 No more uniforms。 No more bitchy； cliquey girls who would spend hours
dissecting a girl？s choice of mauve lip gloss over pink。 No more being known only for her
excellent calligraphy； her overhyped Internet scandal； or her supposedly pornographic photo
shoots。 No more rumors； no more scandal。
Well； maybe that was taking it a little too far。 There was nothing wrong with a little scandal。 It
was just that at a boarding school like Hanover； the bar for scandal would be considerably higher。
Jenny？s host； Fiona Castagnoli； was waiting for her outside the door to Riley。 Fiona looked like a
forty…five…year…old soccer mom？short and pudgy； in a coral…pink…and…white striped J。Crew oxford
shirt tucked into stone…colored L。L。 Bean Bermuda shorts。 Her white socks were folded neatly at
the ankle； and her white…on…white Reebok sneakers were brand…spanking…new。 ？Jennifer？？ she
asked eagerly； her supercurly； tight auburn ponytail bouncing between her shoulder blades。 ？We
have to hurry。 I？m taking you to study hall and we？re already five minutes late！？
Fiona was lugging a lime green Lands？ End backpack with every book she owned in it。 Jenny
blinked at her。 When she？d thought about ing to visit Hanover； she？d imagined hanging out in
a dorm room with chic skinny blond girls； drinking vodka gimlets and flirting with boys smok