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find　himself　teaching　a　useless　class　instead　of　directing　cutting

edge　films　and　being　famous。

“Whatever；”　Blair　said；　tucking　her　dark　hair　behind　her　ears。　“I

guess　I　really　don’t　have　time。”

And　she　didn’t。

Blair　was　chair　of　the　Social　Services　Board　and　ran　the　French　Club；

she　tutored　third　graders　in　reading；　she　worked　in　a　soup　kitchen

one　night　a　week；　had　SAT　prep　on　Tuesdays；　and　on　Thursday

afternoons　she　took　a　fashion　design　course　with　Oscar　de　la　Renta。

On　weekends　she　played　tennis　so　she　could　keep　up　her　national

ranking。　Besides　all　that；　she　was　on　the　planning　mittee　of

every　social　function　anyone　would　be　bothered　to　go　to；　and　the

fallwinter　calendar　was　busy；　busy；　busy。　Her　PalmPilot　was　always

running　out　of　memory。

Vanessa　flicked　on　the　lights　and　walked　back　to　her　seat　at　the

front　of　the　room。

“It’s　okay；　Blair；　I　wanted　a　blond　girl　for　Natasha　anyway；”　she

said。　Vanessa　smoothed　her　uniform　around　her　thighs　and　sat

down　daintily；　in　an　almost　perfect　imitation　of　Blair。

Blair　smirked　at　Vanessa’s　prickly　shaved　head　and　glanced　at　Mr。

Beckham；　who　cleared　his　throat　and　stood　up。　He　was　hungry；　and

the　bell　was　going　to　ring　in　five　minutes。

“Well；　that’s　it；　girls。　You　can　leave　a　little　early　today。　Vanessa；　why

don’t　you　put　up　a　sign…up　sheet　in　the　hall　for　your　casting

tomorrow？”

The　girls　began　to　pack　up　their　bags　and　file　out　of　the　room。

Vanessa　ripped　a　blank　sheet　of　paper　out　of　her　notebook　and

wrote　the　necessary　details　at　the　top　of　it。　War　and　Peace。　Short

film。　Try　out　for　Natasha。　Wednesday　P。M。；　sunset。　Madison　SquarePark。　Park　bench；　Northeast　corner。　She　resisted　writing　an　exact

description　of　the　girl　she　was　looking　for；　because　she　didn’t　want

to　scare　anyone　away。　But　she　had　a　clear　picture　in　her　mind；　and

it　wasn’t　going　to　be　easy　to　find　the　right　girl。

Her　perfect　Natasha　would　be　pale　and　blond；　a　natural　dirty　blond。

She　wouldn’t　be　too　obviously　pretty；　but　she’d　have　the　kind　of

face　that　made　you　want　to　look　at　it。　She　would　be　the　kind　of　girl

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