the little screen on her digital video
camera； a carrot stick in his mouth。 ？When？s my part？？
Vanessa fast…forwarded until she got to Aaron？s interview； taken late one night in her
bedroom？which explained why he was wearing only a lavender…and…celery…green striped sheet。
The interview had been done before he cut his hair； and brown mini dreadlocks stuck out in all
directions from his head。
？I？ve been feeling really； really good about myself since I heard from Harvard；？ the practically
naked； dreadlocked Aaron told the camera。 ？I mean； I used to be this skinny kid with braces and
frizzy hair； and now I？m； like； theking 。 It totally rocks！？
Good for you； dude。 Good for you。
Behind them； the timer on the oven went off。 ？I sound like an asshole；？ Aaron observed casually
as he headed back into the kitchen。 ？But you can use it。 I don？t mind。？
Vanessa went back to Blair？s segment； watching it over and over and trying to edit it in such a
way that Blair wouldn？t sound totally demonic。 Maybe Blair didn？t have Nate anymore； but she
had gotten into Yale in the end。 As she scrolled over and over through the footage in her film；
listening to her classmates？ and peers？ hilariously self…absorbed statements and sad truths； she
grew more and more reticent about missing graduation。 Not that she was actually into group hugs
or white dresses； but it seemed kind ofwrong to miss out on the one day she？d been waiting for
since she started at Constance Billard in ninth grade。
Like hooking up with two guys on the same daywasn？t wrong？
Professor Pierre Papadametriou
English Dept。； The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
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