a　color；　but　it？s　the　color　of　my　ice　skates　and　ice　when　it？s　been　skated　on；　plus　my　birthstone　is　a

pearl；　which　is　also　white。　When　Ashton　and　I　won　regionals；　I　wore　the　most　beautiful　peal　tiara。

So；　you？re　from　New　York？　That？s　all　the　housing　slip　said。　Do　you　live　in　Manhattan？　I？ve

never　been　there。　What　was　your　high　school　like？　Do　you　have　a　boyfriend？　I　was　going　out　with

Ashton　for　almost　two　years；　but　I　thought　it　would　be　better　to　break　up　before　college。　Long

distance　relationships　just　don？t　last。　。　。　。

Anyway；　I？m　beyond　excited　to　meet　you！　Please　write　back　soon　and　tell　me　all　about　yourself。

We？re　going　to　have　the　best　time　this　fall；　and　I　hope　we？ll　bee　lifelong　friends。　Oh　and　my

stuffed　French　bulldog　CeeCee　says　hello　too！

xoxoxo；

Alana

TO：　caligirl90210@gmail。

FROM：　Bwaldorf@constancebillard。edu

Subject：　re：　We？re　roomies！

Dear　Alana；

That？s　so　weird？my　family　is　actually　moving　from　New　York　to　L。A。　really　soon。　It　will　be　cool

to　know　someone　if　I？m　forced　to　spend　breaks　there。

So　。　。　。　about　me：　I　grew　up　in　Manhattan　on　the　Upper　East　Side　and　attended　an　all…girls　school

called　Constance　Billard。　My　mom　married　a　moron　and　had　a　baby　even　though　they？re　like

ninety　years　old。　I　named　her　Yale。　My　parents　are　divorced　and　my　dad　lives　in　a　chateau　on　a

vineyard　in　France。　He　and　his　boyfriend　just　adopted　Cambodian　twins。　I　can？t　even　talk　about　it。

Yes；　I　have　a　boyfriend？his　name　is　Nate；　and　we？ve　been　togetherforever　。　This　past　summer　we

borrowed　his　father？s　yacht　and　sailed　around　for　a　month　and　fell　totally　in　love　all　over　again；

and　lucky　for　you　he？s　ing