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A/N: So Jane Doe has been playing nicely in my books, up until this point ?

Chapter 03 – Victoria Humphrey

"Who even is she?" I mumbled to myself, re-reading the last Instagram post that had gone up with the picture of the girl at the stairs of the MET.

All the photos before had no people in them whatsoever. The previous photos were all of various places in New York, more specifically the Upper East Side, that made this one of the random girl stand out.

The comments showed the magnitude of Jane Doe's influence. Despite only just appearing on the scene last week, she had already amassed hundreds on followers on Instagram alone, and they were in on it, wanting to know who this girl was.

Part of me was curious as to why Jane Doe was choosing this girl- what was so special about her?

"You!" I heard someone shout, but ignored it, thinking it wasn't me they were shouting at. "Umm...hello?" the voice repeated.

When I looked up, I was met by these glaring hazel eyes, I instantly recognised her as the girl on my phone screen.

This was her.

"What are you doing?" she hissed in a low tone.

"Sorry- I don't do public outbursts..." I replied calmly, trying to sound diplomatic. "Let's go and find a classroom." I paused, registering all the prying eyes of the other girls, trying to hear what was about to unfold. "Away from the prying eyes!"

I wasn't afraid to call people out on some things, it was partly a defensive mechanism that I didn't have much control over. It just happened. It was probably one of the reasons why I didn't have many friends at Constance.

Henry and Sebastian thought I was a popular, because I behaved like the popular girl but I didn't really have any friends at Constance...

Nearly all of the girls knew me as the daughter of 'it' girl, Serena Van Der Woodsen, and the real 'Gossip Girl' - otherwise known as Dan Humphrey, but where surprised and put off by how unlike them I was.

But standing in front of me, this girl didn't seem to care who I was, or who my parents were, and I had no idea what her problem was with me.

"This one." She pushed open a door to one of the Psychology classrooms, walking inside and immediately shut the blinds by the window.

"Look- I know this is probably just some kind of silly initiation for the new girl and I get it, but I really don't want to be involved."

I put my bag down and sat on one of the desks at the front of the classroom. "I kind of think an introduction would work best her. I'm Victoria, Victoria Humphrey, and you are?"

Her eyes grew wide - for a moment I thought it was because she didn't know who I was.

"Oh. Um... I'm Harper, Harper Scott. But that's irrelevant- I know who you are, and I know that you are the one behind Jane Doe," she declared, folding her arms in triumph. "I mean, your Dad had Gossip Girl and now you have Jane Doe."

"Are you serious? I'm not Jane Doe!" I gawped at her in disbelief, remembering this was the daughter of the lawyer at Scott and McGee. "Hang on, are you related to the lawyer Adam Scott of Scott and McGee?"

Harper seemed to smile. "Yeah, my dad is the Scott- he moved the firm to the Upper East Side and business is great... no! Wait, so if you're not Jane Doe, then who is?"

I shrugged. "I don't know, nobody does. Anyway, I'm sure it's nothing. I wouldn't worry about it, Harper."

The bell let off its shrill ring and we stood up quickly as if we were soldiers standing to attention.

"Look Harper- you seem like a cool girl. Me and my friends, Henry and Sebastian, they go to St Jude's. We're having a little gathering tonight. Why don't you come along? They're going to bring some of their friends too so it'll be chill."

Harper nodded slowly. "Sure- that sounds like a neat idea. I could do with a Friday night party."

-o-

That evening, I waited outside one of the massive Bass houses for Harper to arrive so that she didn't have to go in alone.

It was a grand house on probably the most expensive street in the whole of the Upper East Side. It was illustrious both inside and outside – even if I had only seen one floor of the property. I thought my parents were well off, but Blair and Charles Bass were on another level.

That's one of the things about Henry that I found strange. He was one of those guys who was aware that his family had a significant amount of money, but he wasn't arrogant about it like I was guilty of on occasion.

As for Harper, I was curious to know how she might get on with Henry and Sebastian.

Just when I was about to call her and ask where she was, Harper came running around the corner, looking incredibly out of breath. With one hand gripping a dark leather jacket and the other trying to hold a black felt hat on her head, I knew she had been running a while.

"Victoria, I am so sorry. My parents wanted me to sit down to have dinner with them to celebrate me starting at Constance, and Tommy was being annoying as usual." Her eyes rolled back in her head. "Oh please don't tell me I've missed the party... I could really do with a drink."

I laughed, shaking my head politely. "Not at all. It's fine, come on - you have to meet Sebastian and Henry."

Harper checked her phone, I was by the front door before I actually noticed she was still at the roadside. Her expression dropped and she looked terrified for a moment.

I rang the doorbell and was greeted by one of the many house staff. It made things a little awkward because Henry made out to us that they wouldn't be at the house.

"Ah Miss Humphrey, and a guest. Do come in- the master of the house is just through those doors and out in the garden." He gestured in the direction of the large glass doors.

I linked arms with Harper and dragged her towards the glass doors, until I caught Blair in one of the rooms to the left. "Wait here, okay?"

Harper nodded, still in awe at her new surroundings. She craned her neck, looking up at the curved staircase that hugged the wall to one side.

I knocked politely on the open door and Blair looking up from the designs she had neatly displayed across the table.

"Victoria- how are you? I haven't seen you in a while now." Blair smiled but it felt forced. She looked like she had something on her mind.

For as long as I can remember, Blair has always been a big part of my life. Mostly because she was best friends with my mom, and she was my godmother.

I idolised her, I would always beg and plead Mom to show me the next Waldorf Designs sketches. Blair Waldorf-Bass was a force not to be reckoned with if the stories I've heard are anything to go by.

"I know, right?" I smiled before being pulled into a gentle embrace. "Is this the new line?"

"It might be a couple of options..." she replied wryly, trying not to give the game away and gathering a couple of designs together.

A harsh buzzing sound echoed off the table and I was sure I caught a glimpse of Henry's dad's photo on the call screen of Blair's phone. Blair's finger darted out and rejected the call. When the screen returned to its lock screen I saw a long list of missed calls, voicemails and unread texts from Chuck. There was definitely tensions in the air.

"Is everything okay?" I asked persistently, tilting my head a little to try to get a closer look at her face as she inspected one design in particular.

"Absolutely fine- nothing to worry about. Henry and Sebastian are out in the garden and-" Blair stopped mid-sentence, noticing the time. "And I should be leaving..."

I smiled, "Anywhere nice?"

"Just a dinner- somewhere fancy, I hope. Now go and have fun." Blair almost marched me out into the hall and was out the door immediately after.

I avoided taking in all of the artwork in the hall and re-joined Harper in the hallway who was engrossed in something on her phone.

"Shall we?" I asked, gesturing the door.

She seemed flustered for a moment and held up her phone. "I just got to make a phone call- my mom's worrying for no reason... Just give me a second."

Instead of pressing her to come through, I opened the glass doors wide.

"Hey boys!" I squealed, beaming at Sebastian, and Henry. "More friends, how lovely..."

I had admittedly tried to mask the disappointment, but Henry's raised eyebrows made it apparent that they weren't all friends.

There were two other girls and one guy sat on the patio around a glass table. I grabbed a chair and pulled it round to sit between Henry and Sebastian.

"Victoria, you made it," Henry said, smiling at me.

"Yeah, and I brought a friend- I hope you don't mind! Her name's Harper and her dad is one of the managing directors at Scott and McGee..."

His mouth dropped when he saw Harper coming down the steps towards us, looking more confident than I expected her to be.

The thing about Henry, was that he tended to be a little nervous around new girls and this was a classic scenario. He had always been like this, probably will be like that and was being like that. In this case, he bolted up and knocked the table, nearly spilling a few drinks.

"Harper, come say hello." I beckoned her over with a fluttering hand. "Come and meet everyone- that's Sebastian and Henry. And these girls and guy are...?" I opened my eyes wider as I looked at Sebastian to signal him to say something.

Flustered, Sebastian found his words at last minute making me laugh like a little girl.

"Hey Harper, nice to meet you. Most importantly and as mentioned, I'm Sebastian and this is Meredith and her friend Violet- and that's Meredith's... erm, boyfriend but not boyfriend, Dusty-"

The guy I assumed to be Dusty looked considerably older than us all, and while he appeared to be good looking, it was clear that he had that hippy, relaxed persona that I would not like in a boyfriend.

"Sebster- it's not Dusty... it's Dust-in... Dustin..." he whispered in a slightly spaced out manner.

I heard Sebastian mutter something about a dustbin before turning to pull a chair out for Harper. Ever the gentleman as usual.

But I couldn't help being reminded that according to Jane Doe, he had a secret girlfriend, and it wasn't me. I had so many questions but lacked the balls to ask him. If it had been anyone else, I'd have asked at the Boathouse!

After securing a drink for me and Harper, I took a small sip, remembering to pace myself with the alcohol so that I could look after Harper.

Looking across the table at me, was Meredith. She had a very petite face, with long hanging blonde hair that probably would have looked good however she styled it. From a first impression, I thought she was someone who would definitely play dirty, given the opportunity.

As for Dustin, he just screamed out sleaze-bag. Even when we were just having a normal conversation, me (and Henry) noticed that he would run his hand up his skirt, stopping who knows where. But Meredith didn't seem to mind, she was clearly revelling in the male attention.

At one point, she stopped him and knocked by the last of the off licence vodka she had bought before slamming the empty glass down on the table, clearly as if she had had a eureka moment.

"Let's play truth or dare!" she exclaimed.

Dustin of course was clearly into it, probably because he thought it would be super 'dope' to see two girls make out.

I looked across at Harper who was again, paralysed with fear from what she was reading on her phone. Had she not been sitting on the other side of Sebastian, I would have taken her phone away.

Sebastian was also engrossed on his phone, shouting out on Snapchat that we were about to play truth or dare but it was private. "Sorry guys - maybe next time!" He playfully moved his hand to cover up his camera and then propping his phone up against his glass. "So who goes first- Dusty? Dusty, truth or dare?"

I was sure I noticed Meredith roll her eyes as Sebastian put his game face on. Dustin was only too happy to be first.

"Dare," he said, squinting at Sebastian and leaning forwards like some kind of alpha male trying to exert his allegedly superior dominance.

"Post a risky photo of you and Meredith to Twitter- and it has to have a raunchy caption. Emojis included." Sebastian winked, hinting that Dustin knew exactly the sort of thing he meant.

Dustin declined instantly, confusing Meredith more. "I got to go for a smoke." He walked away without a word, Meredith gawped but refused to get up.

"Okay Archibald," she growled. "Your turn; truth or dare?"

Sebastian laughed before knocking back near a glass of alcohol. "Of course you want to choose my dare, and I'm certainly not letting you ask me a question!"

Frustrated by the tension between them, I bit the bullet. "Ugh, get it over with and just make out with her." I don't even know what came over me. Nevertheless, I watched Sebastian and Meredith exchanged a great deal of saliva, despite the fact that both parties were clearly not single.

Henry squeezed my hand and indicated Harper. "I think she wants to go... She just doesn't look comfortable, I could walk her home if you want to stay?" He offered.

I shook my head. "No, you're fine- I'll talk to her first."

Henry smiled, disappearing inside for something.

I switched chairs to be beside Harper and asked if she was okay. It was clear that she wasn't. "We'll leave in ten minutes, okay?"

She nodded mutely, her hand gripping her phone

"Victoria- truth or dare?" Meredith was grinning in a strangely dangerous manner at me, ready to strike like a poisonous snake.

I had no idea what kind of game Meredith might play with me so I decided the play it safe... "Truth..."

Her eyes lit up. "Don't worry, I'll be gentle. Snog, marry, avoid- Dustin, Henry and Sebastian?"

What do I even say in this situation? If I say I avoid Sebastian, then it's obvious I have a reason to avoid him and his secret girlfriend. If I say marry, then I'm just desperate. If I say snog, then it is clear I have feelings for him.

I sat up straight, emanating confidence as I boldly replied, "Sorry Meredith but I'd avoid Dustin, probably marry Henry and snog the face off of Sebastian." I winked playfully at Meredith before turning quickly towards Henry. "Henry, truth or dare?"

Henry chose a dare and ended up doing a remedial childish dare that did make us all laugh.

"Okay Violet- your turn!" Meredith squealed, pushing a tipsy Sebastian to the only empty chair. "Truth or dare?"

My head turned to look at the other new girl at the table who folded her arms. "I thought people stopped playing truth or dare when they were twelve..." she said sourly, her lips pressed together.

"Just answer, Violet!" Meredith groaned in a slurred voice.

"Fine. Truth," Violet spat feistily.

I rolled my eyes inconspicuously, lighten up girl!

"If you had to become the girlfriend of any guy, or girl, on the Upper East Side- who would it be?" Meredith asked, her eyes darting between Sebastian and Violet.

I stood up quickly. "Come on Harper- I told my mom I'd be home before late, let's go."

Ignoring the protests of Meredith to get us to stay, I linked arms with Harper and nearly hauled her out of there. Maybe it was just too much for her...

As soon you as we left the Bass house and walked around the corner, we received an alert on our phones fromSnapchat.

Jane Doe had struck again.

Hey Upper East Siders, have I got a story for you... A video sent in from one UESider, see for yourself...

The video, it was off Meredith and Sebastian kissing as a dare. Taken not moments ago.

Then two words appeared in white on a black background.

Secret, deleted.

The last slide contained the usual:

'Know my name, keep the secrets- Jane Doe, kisses x."

I wondered what 'secret deleted' meant. At the beginning of the post about Sebastian's secret girlfriend, it said secret exposed...

"Harper- what the hell are you playing at?"

It was Harper's brother, Tommy. His short brown hair was neat and tidy- to be honest, he was the utter definition of neat and tidy. Maybe pretty good looking too...

"Tommy not now!" Harper cried, running on down the street without a second glance back at us.

"Oh, it's you- book knicker Victoria?" Tommy looked like he wasn't sure whether to go after his sister or talk to me. "Harper's been acting weird the last couple of days- is everything okay?"

I shook my head, saying the first thing that came to mind. "She's fine Tommy, but you should go after her," I suggested

"Yeah, right. I'll see you around?" he said, almost turning to follow his baby sister.

Now I knew they were brother and sister, it made me realise that I shouldn't pursue anything with Tommy- besides, I still felt like he was my mind trying to distract me from someone else. From Sebastian...

There was something about that night that didn't seem right - something was bothering Harper.

I had to find out what it was.

Thoughts from AspiringWriterGirl = another chapter, another secret for Jane Doe to uncover, but what did you think of our new girls, Harper, Meredith and also Violet? Don't forget to review your thoughts as I'd love to know what you're thinking!