Novels by Cecily von Ziegesar: Gossip Girl You Know You ... - Weebly
Novels by Cecily von Ziegesar: Gossip Girl You Know You ... - Weebly Novels by Cecily von Ziegesar: Gossip Girl You Know You ... - Weebly
was unbelievably bad. Vanessa suffered in silence, wondering what she was going to do without a Natasha. For a moment she imagined buying a wig and playing the part herself, getting someone else to shoot it for her. But it was her project; she had to film it. Just then, someone nudged her arm and whispered, “Do you mind if I try when she’s done?” Vanessa turned to find Serena van der Woodsen standing beside her, a little breathless from running across the park. Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were as dark as the twilit sky. Serena was her Natasha, if ever there was one. Daniel bolted upright, forgetting his injuries and his line. The crack pipe rolled to the ground. “Wait, we’re not done,” Marjorie said. She prodded Dan in the arm. “You’re supposed to kiss my hand.” Dan stared at her blankly. “Sure,” Vanessa told Serena. “Marjorie, do you mind giving Serena your script?” Serena and Marjorie traded places. Dan had his eyes open now. He didn’t dare blink. They began to read. “I have been looking at you for a long time,” Dan said, meaning every word. Serena knelt down beside him and took his hand. Dan felt faint, and he was grateful he was lying down. Whoa. Easy boy. He had been in lots of plays, but he had never felt that thing called “chemistry” before with anyone. And to be feeling it with Serena van der Woodsen was like dying an exquisite death. It felt like he and Serena were sharing the same breath. He was inhale and she was exhale. He was quiet and still, while she exploded around him like fireworks. Serena was enjoying herself too. The script was beautiful and passionate, and this scruffy Dan guy was a really good actor. I could get into this, she thought with a little thrill. She had never really thought about what she wanted to do with her life, but maybe acting was her thing. They kept reading beyond the given stopping point. It was as though they’d forgotten they were acting. Vanessa frowned. Serena was great—they were great together—but Dan was swooning. It was totally nauseating. Boys are so predictable, Vanessa thought and cleared her throat noisily. “Thanks, Serena. Thanks, Dan.” She pretended to scribble comments in her notebook. “I’ll let you know tomorrow, okay?” she
told Serena. In your dreams, she wrote. “That was fun!” Serena said, smiling at Dan. Dan gazed up at her dreamily from the bench, still hungover from the moment. “Marjorie, I’ll let you know tomorrow, too. Okay?” Vanessa told the redhead. “ ’Kay,” Marjorie said. “Thanks.” Dan sat up, blinking. “Thanks so much for letting me try out,” Serena said sweetly, turning to go. “See you later,” Dan said, sounding drugged. “Bye,” Marjorie said, waving at him, and then rushing after Serena. “Let’s practice your monologue, Dan,” Vanessa said sharply. “I want to shoot that first.” “Which subway are you taking?” Marjorie asked Serena, as they walked out of the park. “Um,” Serena said. She never took the subway, but it wouldn’t kill her to ride with Marjorie. “The 6, I guess,” she said. “Hey, me too,” Marjorie said happily. “We can ride together.” It was rush hour, and the subway was packed. Serena found herself jammed between a woman with a huge Daffy’s bag and a fat little boy with nothing to hold onto but Serena’s coat, which he kept grabbing every time the train lurched forward. Marjorie was holding onto the rail above their heads, but only her fingertips could reach it, and she kept staggering backwards, stepping on people’s feet. “Don’t you think Dan is majorly cute?” Marjorie asked Serena. “I can’t wait until we start filming. I’ll get to hang out with him every day!” Serena smiled. Obviously Marjorie thought she’d gotten the part, which was a little sad, because Serena was absolutely sure that she had the part. She had totally nailed it. Serena imagined getting to know Dan. She wondered which school he went to. He had dark, haunting eyes, and he said his lines like he meant them. She liked that. They’d have to practice quite a bit together after school. She wondered if he liked to go out, and what he liked to drink. The train came to a sudden stop at Fifty-ninth Street and Lexington —Bloomingdale’s. Serena fell forward onto the little boy. “Ouch,” he said, glaring up at her. “This is my stop,” Marjorie said, pushing her way to the door. “Sorry if you didn’t get the part. I’ll see you at school tomorrow.” “Good luck!” Serena called. The subway car emptied out and she slid into a seat, her mind still on Dan.
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told Serena. In your dreams, she wrote.<br />
“That was fun!” Serena said, smiling at Dan.<br />
Dan gazed up at her dreamily from the bench, still hungover from<br />
the moment.<br />
“Marjorie, I’ll let you know tomorrow, too. Okay?” Vanessa told the<br />
redhead.<br />
“ ’Kay,” Marjorie said. “Thanks.”<br />
Dan sat up, blinking.<br />
“Thanks so much for letting me try out,” Serena said sweetly,<br />
turning to go.<br />
“See you later,” Dan said, sounding drugged.<br />
“Bye,” Marjorie said, waving at him, and then rushing after Serena.<br />
“Let’s practice your monologue, Dan,” Vanessa said sharply. “I want<br />
to shoot that first.”<br />
“Which subway are you taking?” Marjorie asked Serena, as they<br />
walked out of the park.<br />
“Um,” Serena said. She never took the subway, but it wouldn’t kill<br />
her to ride with Marjorie. “The 6, I guess,” she said.<br />
“Hey, me too,” Marjorie said happily. “We can ride together.”<br />
It was rush hour, and the subway was packed. Serena found herself<br />
jammed between a woman with a huge Daffy’s bag and a fat little<br />
boy with nothing to hold onto but Serena’s coat, which he kept<br />
grabbing every time the train lurched forward. Marjorie was holding<br />
onto the rail above their heads, but only her fingertips could reach<br />
it, and she kept staggering backwards, stepping on people’s feet.<br />
“Don’t you think Dan is majorly cute?” Marjorie asked Serena. “I<br />
can’t wait until we start filming. I’ll get to hang out with him every<br />
day!”<br />
Serena smiled. Obviously Marjorie thought she’d gotten the part,<br />
which was a little sad, because Serena was absolutely sure that she<br />
had the part. She had totally nailed it.<br />
Serena imagined getting to know Dan. She wondered which school<br />
he went to. He had dark, haunting eyes, and he said his lines like he<br />
meant them. She liked that. They’d have to practice quite a bit<br />
together after school. She wondered if he liked to go out, and what<br />
he liked to drink.<br />
The train came to a sudden stop at Fifty-ninth Street and Lexington<br />
—Bloomingdale’s. Serena fell forward onto the little boy.<br />
“Ouch,” he said, glaring up at her.<br />
“This is my stop,” Marjorie said, pushing her way to the door. “Sorry<br />
if you didn’t get the part. I’ll see you at school tomorrow.”<br />
“Good luck!” Serena called. The subway car emptied out and she<br />
slid into a seat, her mind still on Dan.
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