第19部分(第1/8 頁)

Buckle　up？you？re　in　for　a　wild　ride！

better　late　than　never？

Serena　was　once　again　lying　in　her　all…white　bed　staring　at　the　ceiling；　trying　to　sleep　now　that

she？d　finally　admitted　how　she　really　felt。　The　ceiling　was　pockmarked　where　she？d　peeled　off

dozens　of　glow…in…the…dark　stars　just　before　she　left　for　Europe；　and　she？d　been　counting　the

remaining　stars　for　the　last　three　hours；　ever　since　she？d　slipped　the　note　into　the　Aston　Martin。

She　kept　losing　count　and　starting　again。　And　maybe　she？d　dozed　off；　or　maybe　not。　Henry　shifted

onto　his　side；　throwing　his　arm　across　her　chest。　It　felt　heavy　and　suffocating。　She？d　already　been

in　this　exact　place；　exactly　a　year　before：　in　love　with　Nate；　but　lying　next　to　Henry。　She？d　even

admitted　it　and　gotten　it　off　her　chest；　so　why　couldn？t　she　sleep？

Second　thoughts？

She　slid　out　of　bed　for　the　second　time　that　morning　and　slipped　into　the　hallway。　Downstairs　a

few　people　were　clanking　bottles　into　the　trash　and　whispering　about　their　headaches。　From　the

grandfather　clock　downstairs　she　heard　that　it　wasn？t　morning　anymore　at　all：　it　was　exactly　noon。

She　yanked　at　the　long　white　T…shirt　she　was　wearing。　It　said　BROWN　in　capital　letters　across　her

chest　and　hung　below　her　knees。

She　didn？t　even　know　where　she　was　walking　until　she　got　there；　but　she　soon　found　herself　in

front　of　her　parents？　closed　bedroom