u want to e over later or something？？
Dan pressed his cell phone against his ear until it began to hurt。 A group of freshmen boys almost
sent him toppling down the stairs in their rush to lunch。 All of a sudden he realized just how lonely
he？d been。 Was it really possible that he and Vanessa could be friends again； just like that； with
one phone call？
And if they could be friends again； there was always the chance they could be more。
？Will Aaron be there？？ he asked cautiously as he wandered down the fourth…floor hallway
toward English class。 A random； lint…covered rubber band was in his pocket。 He pulled his
scraggly； light brown hair into a stubby ponytail and then pulled it out again； dropping the rubber
band on the floor。 His dad； Rufus； was Mr。 Ponytail Freak； not him。
？Aaron has band practice；？ Vanessa told him casually。 ？Not that you couldn？t e over even if
he were here。？
Hello； threesome？！
Dan felt like a window was swinging open and a cool breeze was sweeping his face。 ？I？m
supposed to go to this stupid AP history cram session for our final next week； but I could skip it。？
Chuck Bass？s monkey scampered past him down the hall with a half…eaten bag of Smart Puffs in
his mouth。 Chuck was too busy dabbing Aveda pomade into his freshly highlighted hair in front of
the full…length mirror he？d installed inside his locker to even notice。
？Okay； I？m in photo lab now。 As usual； everyone else cut except me。 They？re all probably at
some stupid sample sale or something。 Shopping for their stupid white wedding？I mean；
graduation gowns or whatever。Fuck！ ？ Vanessa exclaimed； sounding like she？d stumbled into
something。 ？It？s dark in