Blair; Rain; and Kati giggled noisily。
“Shhssh;” Mr。 Beckham whispered; glancing at Vanessa
sympathetically。
Blair turned the note over and scrawled a reply。
Sure; Serena。 Whatever you want。 Call me from jail。 I hear the food
is really good there。 Nate and I will visit you whenever we’re free;
which might be 。 。 。 I don’t know 。 。 。 NEVER?!
I hope the VD gets better soon。
Love;
Blair
Blair handed the note back to Kati; feeling only the tiniest speck of
remorse for being so mean。 There were so many stories about
Serena flying around; she honestly didn’t know what to believe
anymore。 Plus; Serena still hadn’t actually told anyone what she
was doing back; so why should Blair say anything in her defense?
Maybe some of it was true。 Maybe some of this stuff had really
happened。
Besides; passing notes is so much more fun than taking them。
“So I’m going to be writing; directing; and filming this。 And I’ve
already cast my friend; Daniel Humphrey; from Riverside Prep; as
Prince Andrei;” Vanessa explained。 Her cheeks heated up when she
uttered Dan’s name。 “But I still need a Natasha for the scene。 I’m
casting her tomorrow after school; in Madison Square Park at dusk。
Anyone interested?” she asked。
The question was a private little joke with herself。 Vanessa knew no
one in the room was even listening to her; they were too busy
passing notes。
Blair’s arm shot up。 “I’ll be the director!” she announced。 Obviously
she hadn’t heard the question; but Blair was so desperate to
impress the admissions office at Yale; she was always the first to
volunteer for anything。
Vanessa opened her mouth to speak。 Direct this; she wanted to say;
giving Blair the finger。
“Put your hand down; Blair;” Mr。 Beckham sighed tiredly。 “Vanessa
just got through telling us she is directing and writing and filming。
Unless you’d like to try out for the part of Natasha; I suggest you
focus on your own project。”
Blair glared sourly at him。 She hated teachers like Mr。 Beckham。 He
had such a chip on his shoulder because he was from Nebraska and
had finally attained his sad dream of living in New York City only to