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drumming　his　long；　tapered　fingers　on　the　neck　of　his　beer　bottle。　The　tiniest　suggestion　of　a　grin

played　on　his　full　lips；　and　Serena　knew　that　behind　those　lips　were　two　rows　of　brilliant　white

teeth。　She　could　picture　his　smile；　she　could　practically　hear　the　tremulous　sound　of　his　voice　as

he　whispered　the　words　she？d　run　away　from。　That　was　the　last　time　she？d　seen　him；　exactly　one

year　ago。

Henry　was　the　bassist　in　Hanover？s　jazz　band。　He　was　tall　and　cute　with　dark　curls　that　fell　into

his　eyes；　and　a　mischievous　smile。　Serena？s　dorm　room　had　been　right　under　his；　and　late　at　night

she？d　throw　her　textbooks　at　the　ceiling；　waiting　for　him　to　drop　something　loud　and　heavy　on　the

floor　in　response。　Sometimes？actually；　a　lot？they？d　hang　out　on　the　roof　and　drink　whiskey　and

smoke　cigars。　They？d　been　good　friends；　and　then　the　year　had　ended　and　they？d　wound　up　in

Ridgefield　together？his　family　lived　there　year　round；　and　she　summered　there。　The　night　before

her　seventeenth　birthday　she　and　Henry　had　stayed　up　late；　drinking　and　talking；　and　had　wound

up　on　their　backs　on　the　tennis　court；　waiting　for　shooting　stars；　and　eventually　kissing。　Then；

Henry　said　it：　？I　love　you。？　Instead　of　saying　it　back；　Serena　fled　into　the　house；　booked　a　plane　to

Paris　to　join　her　brother；　Erik；　in　his　travels；　and　never　spoke　to　Henry　again。　It　wasn？t　that　she

didn？t　like　him。　Honestly；　she　did。　But　love　was　unmistakable；　and　at　that　time；　there　was　only　one

boy　she　could　ever　truly　love。Then；　and　maybe　now；　too　。　。　。

Serena　tipped　her　glass　back　and　gulped　its　contents；　her　hands　shaking。Leave　it　to　me　to　have　a

nervous　breakdown　the　night　before　my　eighteenth　birthday；　she　thought。

？Hey。　Remember　me？？

Henry？s　voice　gave　her　a　little　start。　？I　was　wondering　when　you　were　going　to　e　over　and

say　hello。？　She　pulled　her　knees　up　to　her　chest　and　smiled　at　him。

？I　could　say　the　same　thing。？　The　chair？s　legs　scraped　noisily　on　the　concrete　as　he　pulled　it　out

and　took　a　seat。　？You　look　great。？

？Thank　you。？　She　smiled　shyly；　taking　a　sip　of　her　drink。　She　fumbled　nervously　for　her

cigarettes；　which　were　lying　on　the　table　near　the　trunk　of　the　big　umbrella。

Henry　lit　her　shaking　Gauloise　and　then　helped　himself　to　one　from　her　stash。　Serena　exhaled　a

long　plume　of　smoke；　which　danced　away　in　the　breeze。

？What　happened　to　you；　anyway？？　Henry　smiled　thought…fully；　studying　Serena？s　face。　？I

mean　。。。you　justleft。　？

Serena　looked　away。

？I　e…mailed　you　a　few　times；？　Henry　continued。　？I　never　heard　back　from　you。。。。　And　when　I

tried　again；　your　school　account　had　been　closed。？

？I　guess　I　needed　to　be　alone　for　a　little　while　to　sort　some　things　out。　And　then　I　went　back　to

the　city。？　She　pulled　a　strand　of　hair　out　from　behind　her　ear　and　played　with　it　distractedly；

smiling　sadly。　？It？s　a　long　story。？　One　even　she　didn？t　understand；　and　one　she？d　never　told

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