天锡小说网

第3部分（第2页）

shutters　in　the　windows。　The　walkway　ended　in　a　narrow　dirt　path　that　led　along　the　banks　of　a

quaint　little　duck　pond　and　into　the　heavily　forested　woods。　？It？s　just　a　little　bit　farther；？　Harry

explained；　his　flip…flops　flapping　against　his　heels。

Jenny　hesitated；　wondering　what　on　earth　the　people　he　wanted　her　to　meet　were　doing　in　the

middle　of　the　woods。　Was　she　about　to　be　a　part　of　one　of　those　peculiar　boarding　school　traditions

she？d　read　so　much　about；　like　bonfires　and　midnight　skinny…dipping？　In　the　middle　of　the　pond　a

mallard　with　a　dark　green　head　was　quacking　loudly　at　a　demure　brown　duck；　trying　to　get　her

attention。　Jenny　couldn？t　help　but　marvel　at　how　strange　it　was　to　have　spent　a　whole　day　in　the

country　after　spending　her　entire　life　until　now　on　the　island　of　Manhattan。

？Where　are　we　going？？　she　called　to　Harry　as　she　hurried　to　keep　up。

Before　he　could　answer；　a　girl　in　a　fire…engine　red　bikini　stepped　onto　the　path　about　fifty　feet

ahead　of　them。　？Hey；　Bass！？　She　shouted　so　loudly；　the　leaves　seemed　to　shake　in　the　trees

overhead。　？You　and　your　new　girlfriend　better　get　your　asses　over　here　before　we　finish　all　the

you…know…what！？

？ing！？　Harry　shouted　back。　He　chuckled　at　Jenny。　？e　on。　You　know　you　want　to。？

He　evensounded　like　his　cousin。

Now　that　she　was　sure　she　and　Harry　weren？t　going　to　be　alone　in　the　woods；　Jenny　felt　more

confident　about　following　him。　It　was　cooler　in　the　shade　of　the　trees　and　smelled　of　wet　moss。　All

of　a　sudden　they　came　upon　a　group　of　five　guys　and　four　girls；　sitting　in　a　circle；　wearing　bathing

suits　or　shorts　and　T…shirts；　the　rest　of　their　clothes　scattered　at　the　base　of　a　nearby　tree。　Some　of

them　were　drinking　cans　of　Coors；　some　of　them　were　smoking　cigarettes；　and　all　of　them　looked

extremely　happy　to　be　there。

The　girl　in　the　red　bikini？skinny　and　pale；　with　long；　shiny　light　brown　hair　and　beautiful　hazel

eyes？held　out　her　palms　to　them。　？One　more　minute　and　you…know…who　was　gonna　e　along

and　nab　these；？　she　told　them　with　a　bright　smile。　Jenny　stared　at　the　girl？s　palms；　which　were

dotted　with　little　white　pills。

？April；　you　rock。？　Harry　scooped　a　tab　of　Ecstasy　out　of　the　girl？s　hands　and　popped　it　in　his

mouth。　？Go　on；　Jennifer；？　he　urged　Jenny；　pointing　at　April？s　outstretched　palms。　？The　quicker

you　eat　one；　the　quicker　you？ll　fall　in　love　with　me。？　He　grinned　devilishly。　？I　mean；　our　school。？

Oh；　really？

Jenny　had　been　offered　drugs　before。　She？d　even　been　stoned　once；　with　Nate　Archibald；　the　first

day　they？d　met；　in　Sheep　Meadow　in　Central　Park。　She？d　fallen　in　love　with　him　that　day　and　had

stayed　in　love　with　him　until　he　broke　her　heart　on　New　Year？s　Eve。　Probably　if　she　hadn？t　been

stoned；　she？d　have　understood　that　she　and　Nate　had　only　just　met　and　that　she　needed　to　get　to

know　him　a　lot　better　before　she　kissed　him。