twinkling。　？Our　little

Serena　is　going　to　be　a　big；　big　star！？　？I　told　you！？　Thad　broke　in；　grabbing　her　hand　and　raising　it

in　the　air。

Serena　sat　there　in　stunned　silence　as　the　reporters　went　nuts　around　her。　？Serena；　Serena！　Does

that　mean　Yale　is　on　hold？？　a　male　broke　through　the　shouting。

She　looked　at　Ken　and　then　at　Thad；　who　both　smiled　back　at　her　expectantly。　She　couldn？tnot

go　to　Yale　。　。　。or　。　。　。　could　she？　Blair　and　Nate　would　be　fine？or　better　off？without　her。　But　was

she　ready　to　leave　them？　The　crowded　terrace　fell　pletely　silent　as　Serena　turned　back　to　the

cameras；　squaring　her　shoulders。　？No　ment。？　Ditto。

TO：　bwaldorf@constancebillard。edu

FROM：　caligirl90210@gmail。

Subject：　We？re　roomies！

Dear　Blair；

I　wasso　excited　when　I　got　my　roommate　assignment　in　the　mail　this　morning！　Aren？t　you

justdying　to　get　to　Yale？　I？ve　been　shopping　all　week　（make　that　all　summer！）；　since　it？ll　be　a　pain

once　we？re　on　campus？doesn？t　it　totally　suck　that　freshmen　aren？t　allowed　to　have　cars

anymore？！

I　guess　I　better　back　up　and　tell　you　a　little　about　myself：　I　live　in　Beverly　Hills　and　my　dad？s　a

cosmetic　dentist。　Which　means　my　whole　family　has　perfect　teeth。　Anyway；　I？m　not　sure　what

I？m　going　to　miss　most　about　Cali？my　parents；　my　convertible；　my　swimming　pool；　or　the　malls。

But　I　guess　Macy？s　is　only　a　train　ride　away。

I？ve　been　skating　all　my　life。　I　went　to　nationals　in　pairs　skating　with　Ashton；　my　partner；　who

was　also　my　boyfriend　until　I　broke　up　with　him　last　week。　My　favorite　store　is　the　Build…A…Bear

Workshop。　I　have　ahuge　teddy　bear　collection。　My　favorite　color　is　white；　which　technically　isn？t