Silence: A Virtue or a Vice?
Episode 08- The Silence and the Lamb
Gossip Girl: # Ssshhh! Quiet....Haven't Ты heard? All's not well on the Upper East side....tempers are running high so Gossip Girl is on the alert...any developments and you'll be the first to hear about them! xoxo #
It's been a week since the East Siders clashed with each other.
Chuck and Blair are still over, Serena and Dan are not talking, Neither are Dan and Vanessa.
Chuck hates Nate and Serena and Blair are also not talking to Nate.
Serena is avoiding Chuck because of the whole Blair-Chuck situation,
Well atleast Vanessa and Nate are still talking...oh and Serena and Blair are going strong too!
Humphrey Residence.
Dan Ответы door, Vanessa is there.
There is an awkward silence until Jenny appears from her room and calls out.
J: Vanessa, hold on im almost ready....why are Ты just standing there....come inside....
Dan gets out или the doorway and goes back into his room.
J: Oh....you guys still not talking?
V: Urmmm not exactly...no. He's being totally unreasonable and to be honest immature. I dont have time for cat fights. Shall we go.
J: Ye, give me 5 minutes. (runs back into her room)
Dan again comes out of his room, grabs his back from the sofa and walks right past Vanessa and out the door, without speaking a word.
In School yard.
Nate is standing by the school gates he sees Blair approaching and looks down pretending that he hasn't seen her. As Blair walks past she avoids looking at him but does notice him standing there.
Serena also walks past a few минуты later, seeing and making eye contact with Nate.
N: Эй, Serena....is...how are you...?
Serena simply looks at him bluntly before turning her back and walking away!
Serena spots Blair and walks to her, Blair is seated at a bench, Чтение a book...
S: Эй, B.
B: Hey....is it me или is it really quite around here...?
S: Ye it is pretty silent....i wonder why!
B: Dont remind me! (they both smile)
S: Hey, im glad we can laugh about this now....i know....it's still kinda crap...but we have each other and we're happy right?
B: Yeah sure....im doing....good.
S: Great! Ummm I saw Dan this morning....i didnt know where to look....he was right in my face....and it's been a while since i've seen him that close since....that day.
B: Well it's not like he's much of a pretty sight anyway! Ummm.....by the way.....thanks...
S: for what...?
B: For not talking to him becasue of what he сказал(-а) about me....but .....you dont have to do that for me....as much as i hate seeing Ты with him....i dont want to be the cause of another break up....so just make up with him или something...
S: No...B....i cant...not yet.....he insulted Ты and you're my best friend....i need to let off steam...it's only been a week anyway....let him suffer a bit longer....! (they laugh)
B: How can Ты be so sure he'll take Ты back....?
S: Im not....right now i dont care....if it's meant to be...it will be.
B: Ты really believe that...that if something is meant to be it will be?
S: I like to hope so...hey dont worry....lets just have some girl time....have some fun.....and....talking of fun....we have to go to the Sanderson wedding! It's this weekend and it'll be the perfect opportunity to let our hair down!
B: Really....i dunno....
S: Comon B, out with the old....in with the new! please! it'll be great...!
B: But.....everyone....will be there....everyone....
S: Exactly! We need to Показать everyone that we're having a great time! This isn't a Дебаты we're going! (they laugh) anyway i'll see Ты later ok. (gets up to leave)
B: Ok, later S.
It's the afternoon. бас, бас-гитара Residence.
Bart comes into Chuck's room.
He hands a card over to Chuck.
C: What is it?
Bart(Bt): An invitation. Richard Sanderson's son's wedding invitation....and dont pretend Ты didnt know, i told Ты about this months назад and have been reminding Ты ever since. It's important that we attend...
Bart leaves the room, Chuck reads the invitation.
He guesses that everyone will be at this wedding. It's not common to have a wedding in the middle of a semester but the Sanderson's liked to stand out and this wedding would be an event no one would miss. He had to go.
ужин time at the waldorf residence.
Dorota is setting the таблица with food. Eleanor is already seated at the таблица waiting for Blair.
Blair arrives.
B: Dorota.....what smells so good?
Dt: Thats probably the ягненок, баранина тушить, тушеное мясо Miss Blair.
B: Lamb?
Dt: Yes....do...you not like it?
B: Of course i do....(she sits and gets ready to eat)
E: Blair....i have an outfit ready for you.....for the wedding....it's beautiful...i've been working on it for a while now and its ready.
B: Oh ....the wedding...
E: What do Ты mean oh? We are going.....and by "we" i mean Ты to. You've known about this wedding for a long time now...
B: Ummmm i know (plays with her food) I....im not sure if a wedding is....
E: Hush now....(raises voice) we are going to the wedding and that is final...dont think just becasue of whats been happening with Ты at school...that im going to allow for Ты to get away with avoiding Ты family responsibilities....now eat your Еда quickly....i want Ты to try the dress on......and dont eat too much... I want the dress to fit this time.
Blair angrily gets up and leaves the таблица taking her plate of Еда with her. She walks into the кухня and empties her plate in the trash.
She thinks about the wedding and feelings of fear surface, knowing that she will have to see everyone there, including Chuck. Everyone will see her and after everything that has happened, after what she did with Nate...will she be able to face everyone...? What will people be saying and what will they all think of her.
What if she doesn't look right...what if the dress is too small for her? или too big? She looks at the clothes she is in....they seem a bit tight on her....are they tighter than usual или are they always like this?
She remembers that she hasn't actually eaten anything since the night before....and it was such a big meal....maybe thats what made her so fat today....but she got rid of it....she can still feel her fingers scratching at her throat from the night before....her stomach rumbles and she begins to feel hungrier than ever....maybe she should just have a little bite...just enough to make the pain in her stomach go away....she looks at the dish with the ягненок, баранина stew....she immediatley takes a serving spoon and begins eating straight from the pot...the feeling of content and pleasure overtakes her....the same feeling as yesterday and the день before and the день before that....times like these Еда never tastes better....it's not even the taste that feeds the obsession, but the feeling of satisfaction....finally being able to let go of the force which has been holding her back all день long from putting anything into her mouth....the pure gratification of being able to let go and feel good....and it made her feel so good...this is what made her happy....she continued to put еще into her mouth until she suddenly caught her reflection in the window infront of her...her mouth full...her face smeared with the stew... her eyes red...her hands covered...her cheeks plump and fat...she froze...how was she going to escape now? They would see her....they would see that she'd put on the weight....in a matter of minutes....the dress!!! how was she going to fit into it...what would she say to her mother...! tears began running down her face as the fear of facing her mother sunk in....she spat out the contents of her mouth into the bin and threw the pan of тушить, тушеное мясо onto the floor to disguise that it was almost empty....this way no one would notice that she'd taken any of it....she could say she knocked it over by accident....she quickly cleaned her face and as Dorota ran into the kitchen...
Dt: Miss Blair....what was that noise...oh my (she notices the mess on the floor) how.....what happened....are Ты ok?
B: Im fine...i knocked it over......by accident....(she storms off to her room)
Once in her room...she looks into her mirror....she had to do something....she could still feel the Еда in her throat....as if it was forcing itself out....she had to do something...the feelings of guilt and regret took control over her.....she couldn't stop the tears или the shaking.....she rushed to the bathroom and leaned over the toilet....she couldn't stop it from coming out....she didnt want to. Sometimes it would be like this....it would just find it's own way out....but sometimes she would have to force it out....like the other day....using her fingers...to make sure it didnt have a chance to digest....she just wanted it out all of it....hunger was better than the way she felt right now...she'd rather be hungry....it was relief еще than anything....but it didnt make her feel any thinner....she came back into her room and in front of the mirror inspected her body....she was still fat.....but maybe her mother wouldn't notice....she hoped. But for now she just needed to rest...she was exhausted, she was in pain...in so many ways.
The Далее день at school.
Not much had changed....there were no signs of reconciliation between any of our east siders.
In the school yard.
Serena has another confrontation with Dan.....they stare at eachother for a while before Dan quickly looks away....Dan walks past her without saying anything.
Serena finds Blair...
B: Serena....we need to plan the wedding...
S: Plan the wedding?
B: How are we getting there....how long are we staying, where do we go after, do we need to do any shopping etc...
S: And еще importantly how are we going to not say anything if we encounter any of the others...
B: What?
S: It's crazy....my mouth is dry because i haven't spoken all day....i keep running into Dan, Nate, Vanessa...!
B: Dont mention that........ whore's name!
S: I'm sorry.....but seriously this whole avoiding everyone thing is driving me crazy...what is it going to be like on the wedding.....no one is talking to anyone! There's going to be awkward silences every turn we take...!
B: There will be other people at this wedding Ты know.
S: Not people that we know!
B: Maybe they're not coming....
S: I doubt anyone would miss this Blair...i'm sure even....Chuck will be there....Mr. Sanderson works for Bart so they'll definately be there...
B: So...
S: Just saying....well warning Ты that he'll probably be there....well im not certain but i would expect...maybe i should ask him...?
B: Ask him?! I thought....you weren't talking...?
S: Ты know what i cant remember...i guess i just haven't spoken to him because...of your break up...i dont know if that means he's not talking to me.
B: Well it's probably better if Ты didnt.
S: Ok....are Ты sure?
B: Yes.
Meanwhile Vanessa walks Jenny to school again on her way to work.
At the school gates they bump into Nate.
N: Boy, am i glad to see Ты guys....
V: (laughs) And why's that...?
N: Everyone at this school is crazy! They wont even talk to me....its like a funeral in the school yard!
J: (laughs) Well thats what Ты get when Ты stick a bunch of stuck up rich kids together!.....ummm no offence....
N: None taken....dont worry you're probably right.
V: I'm guessing it has something to do with the well publicised Chuck and Blair breakup....which just happens to be my fault! And i dont even go to this school!
N: No, dont say that....it's not your fault....and anyway they totally hate me....i know what i did was....totally wrong....but....you know what i dont even wanna talk about it...
J: Yeah....anyway Vanessa i'll catch Ты later....comon Nate we should go in...
N: Ye....actually i dont even feel like it! Whats the point! I need a bloody break....
J: You're going to skip school.
N: Why not? Ты should too....it'll be fun...comon...
V: I've got a job...i have to go to work...
N: Cant Ты call in sick....?
V: I dunno....i could do with a break....
J: Well im not skipping....it was hard enough me getting in this school, cant mess that up....plus my dad would kill me! Im off...have fun! (she runs into school)
N: And then there was two....?
V: Fine....i'll call in sick...(she phones the обедающий, закусочной and tells them she cant make it into work)
Nate and Vanessa decide to spend the день out of town....they go to New Jersey.
They spend the день sightseeing, having fun and getting to know each other better.
In the afternoon, they stop at an open cafe by the river.
N: So...are Ты having fun?
V: Ye, of course....its been great....im having a good time....you?
N: Ye...great....i've had fun....im glad we did this....cheered me up.
V: I guess i needed cheering up too.......and hey....both of our best Друзья hate us so we have common ground!
N: (laughs) Ye....so Dans not talking to you....? Why is that?
V: Long story.....
N: Maybe Ты wanna talk about it....?
Vanessa looks at Nate....because she hasn't confided in anyway about what she's gone through lately she decides to open up to Nate....she tells him everything....the whole truth about her father...about Chucks involvment...and about the fight with Dan...she becomes very upset and emotional....Nate has to comfort her and end up in eachothers arms....when Vanessa stop crying...Nate lifts her head up.
N: Эй, everything's going to be ok Ты know...this will all calm down and im sure things between Ты and Dan will be fine...it just needs time. (he kisses her forehead)
V: I hope so.....shall we go?
N: Ummm yeah....it's getting kinda late.
They get up and make their way to the train station.
Meanwhile in manhattan...
Jenny has stayed an час after school in textiles club finishing off some work and takes a trip to the girls room...
Just as she is about to walk to the wash basin area she hears a someone coughing...(the girls room is set out in an L shape where the toilets are seperate to the washing area so upon entering Ты are situated by the toilets and have to walk around a corner to get to the washing area.)
Jenny turns her head around the corner ensuring that she is almost out of sight...she sees Bliar being sick over the sink....just as she's about to walk towards Blair, she catches Blair putting her fingers down her throat....Blair hears someone behind her and immediately stops what she's doing to look around and see Jenny...
J: Hi...umm...
B: You! (she gulps as she attempts to clean herself up) I was feeling sick.....i must have Еда poisoning или something...(she can barely make eye contact)
J: Ok....ummmm are you....ok now?
B: Yeah im fine....it's nothing (proceeds to walk out, turns around to see if Jenny is still watching, she is, so she forces a smile and walks out)
Blair is humiliated at being caught red handed by a wannabe It Girl! She is scared that Jenny will say something to someone....the last thing she'd ever want is for something like this to come out on Gossip Girl...it would destroy her....she cant help but let out a gasp and she cant control the tears, the fear and the humiliation....she has to get away from school before anyone else sees her... she runs out of the school gates only to come face to face with Chuck Bass...
She looks a mess...red faced, red eyed, mascara running down her face...she looks him right in the eyes...he is only a few feet away from her, leaning on the wall, smoking....she freezes....so does he...
Chuck can see there's something wrong...she looks as though she's been attacked или choked...he is dying to approach her and to just hold her....a part of him is screaming out to her to just rescue her...to rescue him...from the pain...he can see something is wrong but there is nothing he can do about it....he remembers their situation and the anger re-surfaces....the feelings of betrayal and hurt she caused him....he looks to the ground and carries on smoking...she snaps out of her trance and wipes her hands over her face attempting to clean it. She slowly proceeds to walk....she knows that she's going to have to walk right past him and is dreading the thought of it....she is hoping that maybe he'll say something to her...she is right Далее to him....even through the fumes of smoke she can smell his scent...the smell of Chuck Bass...she has a flashback to the first time she really noticed that smell....at the opening of Chucks club....her eyes water up again but she tries to face away from him....he too is looking down, away from her....he doesn't think he can look at her from so close up....just the thought of a Blair that has been touched by his best friend while she was his..........she used to be his.
Gossip Girl: # They say absence makes the сердце grow fonder but they also say familiarity breeds content...so what deduction can we make of this situation....? Ты Know Ты Любовь me xoxo Gossip Girl #
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