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　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

real　job　working　onBreakfast　at　Fred？s；　and　now　after　narrowly　escaping　a　stint　as　a　careless

nanny　and　then　vapid　muse　to　the　maniacally　enthusiastic　Bailey　Winter。

Some　summer！

？Who？s　there？？

Slightly　startled　to　hear　Dan？s　voice？at　least　itsounded　like　Dan？so　early　in　the　morning；　Vanessa

squinted　into　the　still…dark　hallway。

　？Dan？　It？s　me。

Vanessa。

？

？Vanessa；？　Dan　muttered　sadly。

　He　was　paler　than　usual；　and　his　cheeks　had　a　dusting　of

irregular　stubble　over　them；　like　he？d　started　to　shave　and　then　changed　his　mind。

Eggplant…colored　circles　ringed　his　eyes；　and　he　was　clutching　an　unlit　cigarette　in　his　hand　as　if