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chapter one. pilot
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Hey, Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here. And I have the biggest news ever. One of my many sources, Melanie91, sends us this: 'Spotted at Grand Central, bags in hand, Serena van der Woodsen.' Was it only a year ago our 'it' girl mysteriously disappeared for quote, boarding school? And just as suddenly, she's back. Don't believe me? See for yourselves. Lucky for us, Melanie91 sent proof. Thanks for the photo , Mel.
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GRAND CENTRAL WAS flooded with people, either leaving New York City or returning to their home or even visiting. Victoria Humphrey, alongside her siblings, Daniel and Jennifer were returning home from their stay in Hudson with their mother, Alison. Victoria had spent the weekend vexed at her mother, questioning her return home to Brooklyn, where not only did she and her siblings wait for her return but as did their father, Rufus, who now waited to spot his children through the sea of people that never stopped with their moving around, checking their train times and making sure they weren't a moment late. Everyone moved faster than Victoria did, as her earphones were pushed into her ears, listening to The Fray as if it was her comforter after departing from her mother, she was still in the same foul mood from when she had left for the weekend. Dan, her oldest and twin brother doubted if his father was going to be able to handle the moodiness of the teenage girl, not only thinking about her family's situation but everything between.
From a bird's eye view, Rufus Humphrey had spotted his three children. He had been handling the quietness of the Brooklyn loft alongside the emptiness he wasn't so used to, which he soon believed he was going to have to get used to if his wife was still living away from home to focus on her art. Rufus carried a bright white teethy smile as he approached his children, two of them happy to see him, and one looking rather moody with the pout that was on her lips as she was unable to hear the call of their names which passed through her father's lips. The thick browed teen had her hair pulled back into a ponytail, to be able to deal with the rush of New York City without the loose strands of hair falling into her face.
Her pale skinned was something in which her and Dan had shared, alongside her little blonde sister, Jenny. Jenny followed Alison with the blondness, carrying those genetics as Victoria and Dan followed after their father, where even the youngest twin owned the brows her father owned. There was something similar in each of the Humphrey siblings but they all carried different personalities and different interest. Dan focused on writing, Jenny on fashion design and Victoria focused on art, she took the inspiration from her mother and ever since she had picked up a pencil and started to sketch, she had never put it down.
Her sketchbook, that was for her eyes only was pinned between her underarm and her side as she clenched onto the handle of her duffle bag just wanting to jump into a cab and get home to where she could rest her feet. Seeing her father was a nice thing, the man bounded in leather had his arms opened for his children. "Dan, Tori, Jenny!" Rufus waved eagerly to grab their attention and reunite with his children who he had heavily missed. "Over here!" He called for them causing their faster approach rather than aimlessly walking around Grand Central that could possibly lead them bumping into strangers.
