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She should have been used to this by now, to people voting online about a total stranger’s life--a stranger who happened to be her But after feeling like shethe past feeeks, dealing with the celebrity spotlight again felt worse than ever Had it just been last night after Maddie’s party that she’d told herself she didn’t care about the paparazzi anyh to believe that they were tired of trying to get interesting shots of her?

Now she realized just horong she’d been Photographersin wait for heror someone from her dorm had heard the commotion, taken the pictures, and decided tothem But that wasn’t all, because beneath the picture of the two of theirls Sean was reputed to have dated before Serena Pretty girls Really pretty And probably with noro off like mines in acrazy thoughts," Abi said, clearly reading Serena’s face "He’s not interested in any of those other girls"

"I know," Serena replied Still, it wasn’t easy to see photographic evidence of what a player he’d been, particularly on a day when it was getting harder and harder for her to pretend that she was going to be able to stick around It wasn’t that she didn’t trust hiht of hi life because of her Especially if her career spiraled off the way it always had before, from photo shoot to fashion show and now to movie set, and she couldn’t coht with Sean," Serena said, needing to share the wonder of it with her friend, "was ained a sister would "Of course it was Not just because of how hot your boyfriend is, but because he loves you" Abi took the phone out of her hand and threw it on the bed "I know all of these pictures, these gossip stories, upset you But they don’t matter"

"I know they don’t, but there’s still theto deal with" Serena shook her head "I know co a part in a Sirl on the planet would sell her soul to get to be around S libraries more than hot movie stars"

It felt good to laugh, even a little It felt even better to be understood "Speaking of libraries, I really need to get ready for my presentation"

"You want to run it bywith having s anyone else would already know about by now, and then h I appreciate your offer to be bored to tears by h for me already"

"It’s what friends are for," Abi said with a little shrug that proved just how s she’d done for Serena had been a big deal for her Because she was a nice person

Wanting so badly to do so for Abi, too, Serena said, "ISean’s brothers"

"Oooh, tell "

"Justin looks like his carbon copy, but even though I think they’re pretty different as people, it would be a little weird if you dated him However," she said to quell Abi’s disappointht be a little on the serious side for you, too But Drew…"

"Oh my God, Drew Morrison left his tour to come home for his sister’s birthday party?"