A/N: Thank you so, so much for the wonderful reviews. I'm sorry it took quite a while for me to post this. Anyway, please read and review.
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CHAPTER 2: Best Friends Know
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"Hello?"
"Blair, it's Lily. Is Serena with you?"
"Oh, hi, Lily. No, no she's not," Blair said, with an almost questioning tone.
"We were supposed to meet in Bendel's two hours ago. She's not answering my calls or messages," Lily said sounding worried.
"Oh, she must have just forgotten. Have you tried calling Dan? Or Chuck?"
"Yes I have, and she's with neither of them. She doesn't usually forget dates," Lily answered.
Like Lily, Blair started to worry. If Serena wasn't with Dan, Chuck, or herself, then she must be alone somewhere or… with Georgina. Oh no… She thought to herself.
"And… I'm worried about her because she was acting strange last night. She was deadpan and very quiet over dinner. She hardly touched her food. When I asked her if she was okay she just stared blankly at me, forced a small nod, and excused herself saying she wasn't hungry," Lily finished.
She's alone, Blair thought. Even if she was sure that Serena was alone she was still worried.
"Lily, I think I know where she is," Blair said immediately.
Without hesitation, she hurriedly grabbed her bag, headed downstairs, and impatiently waited for the elevator doors of her apartment to open.
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Blair was right.
In relief, she quietly released the breath she unconsciously held. She sent Lily a text message saying that she found Serena and that she shouldn't worry because she hadn't met an accident or was she in any grave danger. She couldn't say Serena was okay, though, since she knew, from fifty feet away, that something was not right. As she approached her best friend apprehensively, the pale face, bloodshot eyes and wet cheeks only confirmed what she already knew.
Serena didn't give a damn about anything going on around her. There wasn't much anyway; that's why she loved this place so much. Every time something bothered her, she found herself here, reading a book, writing, or just thinking. But this time, she couldn't even do any of the above. Rather, she was drowning in her thoughts and carefully sinking. She didn't even recognize her very worried best friend come up to her.
"Hey, S," Blair said very softly.
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Seated on one of the benches in Central Park, Serena looked up at her best friend's face.
Worried, empathetic eyes met tired, expressionless ones.
Blair bent forward hugging Serena tightly even before she could sit on the bench herself.
"Your mom's very worried about you," she said.
Despite her eyes being tired and painful from crying and lack of sleep, Serena was in tears again.
"Serena, talk to me. Please tell me what's going on," Blair pleaded. She was very worried that she even called Serena by her name.
Serena was wordless. Instead, she handed Blair the pieces of paper she held all along.
"What's this?" Blair asked, taking the pieces of spiral notebook paper into her hands.
"October 8th 2005?" She asked, reading the date. She looked at Serena questioningly.
"That was Dan's pre-present for me last Christmas," Serena said with a blank, distant expression.
Blair read the story while Serena remained silent sniffling once in a while. Blair could almost smile as she was reading the story, if it weren't for the wretchedness and pain emanating from her best friend.
"S, this is the sweetest thing," Blair said, deeply moved by the story, and a tad perplexed at Serena's sadness.
"B, it's over."
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Blair was too shocked and taken aback that she was unable to formulate a decent reply- or even any reply at that.
"I believed it was forever. I wanted it to be forever," Serena said sadly.
"What happened?" was all Blair could muster. She felt really horrible for Serena. She knew that her best friend truly loves Dan.
"He said he was done, B. I couldn't tell him what's really going on. I was too scared to tell him the truth because I didn't want him to think less of me… And most of all, I didn't want to lose him," Serena said, dying inside.
Blair could only do as much as give her a hug.
"Dan's from a different world," Serena continued. "He wouldn't understand."
"S, I think you should give Dan a chance. He loves you," Blair said, waving the pieces of paper to emphasize her point.
"And even if he doesn't know your past, he knows well enough that you're a good person," Blair said.
Serena looked up at Blair and saw her genuineness. She allowed a small smile.
Serena was a bit shaken at that moment but Blair knew that everything would be okay.
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Spotted in Central Park: S and B… not waving white flags, but a profession of love-- in sheets of paper... B seems like she's so sure that everything would be okay. Would it, B? We hear that she would do anything in her power to help. Lucky for S, she IS powerful. We can't wait for what B would pull out of her sleeve.
'til next time…
XOXO,
Gossip Girl
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A/N: I'm sorry… I'm a bit confused now. I just watched "Woman on the Verge" and as I was revising my story, I couldn't help but mix-up my story with what actually happened. Oh well… I'll just set my story before "Woman on the Verge"- when all we had were the promos. So, we didn't know that Blair, Nate, and Chuck were there when Dan said he was done. Sorry, I'm confusing every one again. Please review. Thanks!