en tunic by some random Scandinavian designer？No； thanks 。
？Take it；？ she responded generously。
Alison had thin； waist…length brown hair； a gap between her front teeth； and was bone thin。 She
wore a white button…down oxford shirt every day and the type of navy blue lace…up shoes that
Constance Billard required in kindergarten but which were phased out of the uniform in first grade。
Once； in fourth grade； Alison had peed in her pants in the library because she wouldn？t go to the
bathroom before finishingAnne of Green Gables ； and she？d had to spend the rest of the day
wearing a pair of too…small mustard yellow cable…knit Hanna Andersson wool tights from the lost
and found with no underwear。
Scratch； scratch。
In sixth grade； Alison had unsuccessfully invited Blair to her country house in Osterville on Cape
Cod two weekends in a row before finally giving up。 She？d then proceeded to spread a nasty
rumor that Blair？s father wouldn？t let her go away on weekends because he and Blair were having
an incestuous relationship and that was the only time they had together。
Blair？s totallygay dad？ Hello； stupidness？
？That dress would look fantastic on you。 My shoulders are way too narrow for it；？ Blair lied。
Alison pulled the tunic dress on over her oxford shirt and let her Constance Billard uniform fall
to the floor。 The dress hung from her stick…figure body like a soggy potato sack。 With her mousy
brown hair in a limp middle part； she looked like the girl who gets possessed by a demon in that
sick horror filmThe Exorcist 。 ？Do you think it？s too big？？ she asked Blair。
Even Blair didn？t have the heart to pretend that Alison actually looked good。