impossible not to get kicked out。”
Blair pressed her lips together； measuring her words carefully。 “I
don’t mean that； I mean why you got kicked out。” There。 She had
done it。 She had mitted herself now。 She was going to have to
sit and listen to Serena tell her all about the cults she had joined；
and the boys she’d had sex with； and the drugs she had done。 Shit。
Don’t believe for a minute that she wasn’t curious； though。
Blair fiddled with the ruby ring on her finger； turning it round and
round。 Serena raised her glass at Missy； asking for another drink。
“Blair；” Serena said。 “The only reason I got kicked out was because I
didn’t show up at the beginning of school。 I stayed in France。 My
parents didn’t even know。 I was supposed to fly back at the end of
August； but I stayed until the third week in September。 I was living
in this amazing chateau outside of Cannes； and it was like； a
constant party。 I don’t think I slept a whole night the entire time I
was there。 It was like those parties in that house in The Great
Gatsby。
“There were these two boys； an older brother and a younger one；
and I was totally in love with both of them。 Actually；” she laughed；
“I was even more in love with their father； but he was married。”
The Star Lounge DJ switched vibes and began to play a funky acid
jazz song with a cool beat。 The lights dimmed and