cold .nate archibald.

EPISODE FIFTEEN

there are three things
we do alone -
we are born
we die
and if we're a high school
junior headed for college,
we take the s.a.t
and while the is said
to measure our best traits,
preparing for it
inevitably brings out
the worst -
humility becomes self-doubt
striving becomes obsession
some are driven
to self-medication
will others
cling to the security
of being part of a group.
and anyone
who's used to bending the rules
will find themselves
breaking them.

brielle pov :

i was in the courtyard with blair and serena.

"twenty-two hundred . fair," blair said.

"it's 90th percentile," i said to her.

"easy for you to say, you got twenty-three hundred. that also means nelly yuki probably got twenty-theee hundred," blair said to me.

"and you don't even talk to her. why do you care how she does?" serena asked blair.

"nelly yuki has her sights set of yale, too," blair said. "what are the odds of them accepting two girls from constance? and have you seen nelly yuki's extracurriculars?? i need to kick her well-rounded ass," blair spoke with some anger in her voice.

"and they say you've lost your edge," i laughed at blair.

"nelly yuki must be destroyed," blair said.

"why do keep saying her name?" serena asked blair.

"because it's nelly yuki," blair said with a serious face, making serena and i laugh. she looked up across the courtyard. "ew, gross. incoming-chuck. you guys ready?" blair asked us.

"no, i gotta wait for dan. he's pretty stressed. he doesn't do well with test, so-," serena said.

"whatever. brielle you coming?" blair asked me.

"no, i think i'll just stay here," i answered her.

"she really needs to tone down her social niceties, it's embarrassing," chuck said as he came over to our table and sat down.

"eventually, the two of you are gonna have to work out your issues," i said to him.

"what issues? i'm issue-free. and, uh, based on my exhaustive research, so are you," chuck said as he looked at serena and i.

"georgina?" serena looked up from her online test and asked chuck.

"according to my very reliable sources, georgina sparks is nowhere near our fair isle. she's in switzerland, dating the prince of belfort," chuck told us.

"there's a prince of belfort?" i asked and received a nod from chuck.

"and she's dating him? oh, thank god," serena said with relief.

"now you can enjoy the gifts she mailed you with peace of mind," chuck looked at both of us. "and maybe chuck in the room."

"oh, shoot. except we're siblings," serena said as she pushed chucks face away.

"georgina always brought out the devil in you two. part of me is a little disappointed she's not here," chuck said.