第2部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

e　outdoor　caf？s；　pretending　to　sketch　but　really　checking　out　all　the　European　boys？I　mean

sights！　（There？s　no　harm　in　looking；　right？）　So　really　the　only　thing　I　miss　is　you　and　Dad。　Please

write　back。　Don？t　worry；　you　don？t　have　to　send　a　novel；　just　a　few　lines。　Knowing　you；　you？ll

probably　send　a　haiku。

Love　you！

Jenny

reading　is　fundamental

Taking　the　rickety　Strand　steps　two　at　a　time；　Dan　made　it　from　the　main　floor　to　the

basement…level　employee　lounge　in　about　thirty　seconds；　by　far　a　personal　best。　He？d　been　pretty

down　ever　since　last　night；　when　he？d　e　home　from　reading　the　salon　member　e…mails　with

Greg　to　find　a　yellow　Post…it　note　on　the　refrigerator　addressed　to　both　him　and　Rufus。　It　was

written　in　Vanessa？s　weirdly　boyish　handwriting：Off　to　the　Hamptons　for　work。　Will　e…mail　with

details。　Left　half　a　turkey　sandwich　in　fridge。　？V　Dan　had　opened　up　the　fridge　to　find　the

sandwich　with　another　Post…it　stuck　to　it。　It　said　simply：Eat　me。　He　couldn？t　believe　she　was

just　。　。　。　gone。

He？d　thrown　himself　into　work　all　day；　trying　to　keep　his　mind　off　of　her；　which　had　suddenly

pletely　paid　off　while　he　was　shelving　outdated　biographies。　The　empty　feeling　inside　of　him

had　instantly　filled　with　excitement。　And　hehad　to　share。

Dan　shoved　the　door　marked　PRIVATE　open　with　his　shoulder；　crying　out　at　the　top　of　his

lungs；　？Greg？　You　in　here？？

Of　course　it　was　totally　unnecessary　to　shout；　since　the　room　was　about　the　size　of　an　elevator。

Greg　was　inside；　digging　in　his　cruddy　locker。

？What？s　up？？　Greg　looked　a　little　startled　but　smiled　broadly；　pushing　his　tortoiseshell　frames

back　up　his　long；　slender