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and　possibly　hoping　that　she？d　make　a　dumb…blond；　spoiled…starlet　mistake？that　made　her　feel

quivery　inside。　She？d　grown　up　having　people　look　at　and　talk　about　her；　but　this　was　the　first

time　anyone　had　asked　for　her　own　original　thoughts。

Agh！

？Which　college；　Serena？？　another　reporter　yelled　out；　startling　her　from　her　moment　of　reverie。

？I？m　heading　to　Yale　on　Sunday；　actually；？　she　replied；　a　bit　more　confidently　than　she　actually

felt。　She　pushed　her　hair　off　her　shoulders　and　continued。　？I　just　want　to　be　a　normal　girl　for　a

while。You　know；　go　to　school；　be　like　everyone　else。？　As　if　that　were　evenremotely　possible。

？Normal　girl？　Ha！　Not　if　I　can　help　it！？　a　deep　male　voice　rang　out。　Reporters　turned　to　see　Ken

Mogul　making　his　way　toward　the　terrace　through　the　suite；　balancing　a　bottle　of　champagne　and

two　crystal　champagne　flutes　in　his　hands。　His　bulging　blue　eyes　looked　like　they　might　rocket　out

of　his　face；　and　his　shoulder…length；　curly　red　hair　had　been　smoothed　down　and　pulled　into　a　low

ponytail。　He　was　trailed　by　Jade；　who　towered　over　him　in　her　ridiculously　high　gold　snakeskin

Jimmy　Choos。　Just　when　it　seemed　he　was　going　to　take　a　seat；　Ken　jumped　onto　the　outdoor

coffee　table　which　was　covered　with　champagne　glasses；　sending　them　crashing。

Serena　shook　her　head　slightly；　feeling　a　little　dazed。　Between　the　constant　snap　and　glitter　of

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