schedule up on the refrigerator so I？d know exactly where you are and what you？re
thinking about at all times； like the new and improved version of Big Brothers Big Sisters。
Anyway； I just wanted you to know that the mail came and there was a suspicious…looking
envelope from NYU addressed to you。 I couldn？t help but open it。 And guess what？You got in！ ？
？No fucking way！？ Vanessa？s body was already shot through with adrenaline from saying； ？I
love you；？ and nowthis 。 Not to be cheesy； but talk about orgasmic！
She？d never been sure of her chances of getting in early； and just to show the NYU admissions
office her artistic range and to prove how serious she was about being a film major； she？d sent
them the New York film essay that she？d shot over Christmas break。 Once she？d sent it in； she？d
worried they？d think she was trying too hard。 But now her worries were over。 They liked her！
They wanted her！ Vanessa could finally shake the bitchy； shallow shackles of Constance Billard
for good and focus on her craft at a place for serious artists like herself。
Dan was gazing up at her from the bed。 His sweet brown eyes seemed to be shining a little less
ecstatically than they had been before。
？I？m so proud of you； sweetie；？ Ruby crooned in her most motherly voice。 ？Will you be home
for dinner？ I？ve been reading Eastern European cookbooks。 I？m thinking of making pierogi。？
？Sure；？ Vanessa answered quietly； suddenly concerned about Dan。 He hadn？t applied anywhere
early； so it would be a couple months before he found out where he was going next year。 Dan was
so sensitive。 This was just the sort of thing that could throw him into an insecurity…induced
depr