?Yes!? As she said it; Jenny grinned。 She; Jenny Humphrey; was going to be a Waverly Owl!
She turned the page。 ??Waverly Owls are not permitted sexual intimacy。 A Waverly Owl must not
engage in activities that might be dangerous; such as jumping off the Richards Bridge。 A Waverly
Owl does not wear spaghetti straps or miniskirts above midthigh。??
The boy snickered。 ?When they?re talking about a girl; shouldn?t it be an Owlette??
Jenny slammed the book shut。 ?Okay。 Now it?s your turn。?
?Well; I just started; so I?ll read from the beginning。? The boy smirked and opened to the first
page。 ??From the very beginning; I have trained myself not to want anything too badly。??
Funny; Jenny thought。 She had the opposite problem?she wanted everythingway too badly。
??I was corrupt;?? he continued。 ??Corrupt from the start。??
?I?m corrupt!? Jenny blurted out。 ?But not from the start。?
Old Jenny couldn?t believe what New Jenny was saying。
?Yeah?? He closed the book。 ?I?m Sam; by the way。?
?Jenny。? She looked down to see if Sam wanted her to shake his hand; but it was still wedged
under his leg。 They both smiled awkwardly。
?So; does your corruptness have anything to do with why you?re leaving New York for boarding
school?? Sam asked。
?Maybe。? Jenny shrugged; trying to be coy and mysterious at the same time。
?Spill。?
She let out a sigh。 She could admit the truth; butEverybody thought I was sleeping with all the
guys in this band; and I didn?t deny it sounded kind of slutty。 Definitely not mysterious or chic。 So
instead she decided to take some creative liberties。 ?Well; I was in a sort of risqu? fashion show。?
Sam?s eyes glittered with interest。 ?What do you mean??
She thought for a moment。 ?Well; for one look; I just had this bra…and…underwear set on。 And
heels。 I guess it was a little too much for some people。?
This wasn?t entirely a lie。 Jennyhad modeled last year?for a Les Best spread inW magazine。
Clothed。 But clothes didn?t seem too interesting at the moment。
?Really?? Sam cleared his throat and readjusted his glasses。 ?Have you heard of Tinsley
Carmichael? You should know her。?
?Who??
?Tinsley Carmichael。 She goes to Waverly。 I go to Bard now; but I met her a couple times at
parties last year。? She came to school in her own seaplane。 But someone told me she decided to
leave Waverly because Wes Anderson offered her the lead in his next movie。?
Jenny shrugged; feeling strangely petitive with?and a wee bit excited about?this Tinsley girl。
She sounded like the ideal New Jenny。
The exhausted…looking train conductor stomped down the aisle and grabbed the ticket off the top
of her seat。 ?Rhinecliff; next。?
?Oh。 This is me。? Jenny took a deep breath。 It was really happening! She looked out the window;
expecting to see something truly magical; but saw only lush green trees; a wide field; and
telephone poles。 Still; trees! A field! The only field in Manhattan was Sheep Meadow in Central