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long　time；　she　couldn？t　stop　thinking　about　the　past。

Everyone　always　assumed　that　she　was　as　happy…go…lucky　as　she　acted；　but　the　truth　was；　shewas

acting。　At　least；　some　of　the　time。　After　all；　even　she　looked　liked　crap　when　she？d　been　crying。

And　during　those　early　days　at　Hanover　she？d　cried　alot。

She　hopped　off　the　counter　and　padded　back　into　the　library；　sliding　open　the　many　small

drawers　of　her　father？s　heavy　wooden　desk　until　she　unearthed　some　stationery。　Then；　instead　of

taking　a　seat　in　his　giant　leather　office　chair；　she　tucked　herself　under　the　desk。　It　had　been　one　of

her　favorite　hiding　places　when　she　was　little。　Dark　and　cozy　and　safe；　with　the　dank　scent　of

antique　wood。　She　tucked　the　swivel　chair　in　so　she　was　pletely　hidden　and　started　to　write。

By　the　time　she？d　said　what　she　needed　to；　she？d　filled　three　pages　of　the　ivory…colored　Crane？s

writing　paper。

Climbing　out　of　her　hiding　place；　Serena　stuffed　the　pages　into　an　envelope　and　sealed　it　with

two　quick　licks。　She　scrawled　a　name　across　the　front　of　it；　and　then；　moving　quickly　so　she

wouldn？t　lose　momentum　or　second…guess　herself；　she　hurried　out　of　the　house　and　into　the

driveway。　Dozens　of　cars　were　parked　half　on　and　half　off　the　lawn；　but　it　was　easy　to　spot　the

vintage　hunter　green　Aston　Martin；　top　still　down；　dewy　and　shining　in　the　gray…gold　morning

light。　She　strode　toward　it　purposefully；　popped　open　the　glove　partment；　and　left　the

envelope　inside；　faceup。

Somebody？s　in　for　a　big　surprise。

？

Air　Mail　…　Par　Avion　…　July　14

Dear　Dan；

Wow？that？s　some　big　news！　Maybe　we　can　go　shopping　together　when　I　get　back？　Or

ice…skating？　Do　you　like　stuff　like　that　now？

I　was　talking　to　Mom　about　it　and　she　said　that　when　you　were　little　you　were　always　hiding　in

her　closet；　trying　on　her　sequined　dresses　from　the　seventies。　Isn？t　that　funny？　Congratulations　on

finally　ing　out　of　the　closet！

I　love　you！

Jenny

my　baby　takes　the　morning　train

？I？m　home；？　Vanessa　whispered　as　she　quietly　shuffled　into　Dan？s　sprawling　Upper　West　Side

apartment。　She　care…fully　deposited　her　backpack　on　an　armchair　laden　with　winter　coats　even

though　it　was　July。　It　was　only　eight　o？clock　in　the　morning　and　it　didn？t　seem　fair　to　wake　the

whole　household　just　to　announce　her　definitely　untriumphant　return。　How　many　times　would　she

slink　back　here？　It　was　basically　the　only　place　she　had　in　the　world　to　call　home；　and　already

she？d　had　to　retreat　there　a　distressing　number　of　times　in　the　past　few　weeks：　first；　after　being

unceremoniously　evicted　from　the　Williamsburg　apartment；　then　after　being　fired　from　her　first

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