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Last seen: Nicky Woods, Emma Graham, Elizabeth Patrick, and Amanda Peters (soon to be graduates as members of the Loyalton School for Girls' Class of 2005) dressing up and getting ready to attend the Kingston School for Boys' Class of 2005 graduation.
They gathered together outside of Emma's building, and had her doorman take pictures of them.
"Girls, this is it ... after this, our boys are officially on their way..." Liz said as they got into the town car they had called.
Nicky almost started crying right then and there.
They arrived early enough, the ceremony hadn't started yet. The girls parents were also there. The seven families were absolute best friends, one son graduating was like a son graduating for the other six families as well (there were seven families because Dan and Nicky were twins). The boys and all the families would also be at the girls' graduation the following Tuesday.
They found their families, and took their seats close to the front. Mrs. Brown complimented Emma on her Oscar de la Renta dress, and Emma complimented her on her vintage Chanel.
The music started, and the boys came parading down.
And the mothers started crying. The fathers looked proud, if not extremely choked up. The girls had tears in their eyes.
Luke was the first of the four to be called.
"Luke Harrison Brown..." they all applauded, and the girls whooped.
"Jake Aaron Andrews..."
"Christopher Alexander Hardman..."
"Daniel Patrick Woods..."
Last seen: The eight most popular families of the Kingston School for Boys and the Patricia Loyalton School for Girls getting ready for St. Barts. Emma Graham and Luke Brown's families were going first. They couldn't all very well go at the same time, they couldn't all fit in First Class. And of course they were all taking First Class. The picture was horrendous. It was taken from outside Emma's building on Park Avenue. It was four in the fucking morning, and the families were standing...
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Last scene: Sixteen seniors from high schools around NYC piling into a black stretch limo, compliments of the owner of new club Oscar's daughter, Crystal Hensley. A few hours later ... Emma Graham and Amanda Peters pouring out of the limo in a whirl of tie jackets, long, glamorous hair, and purses. Each kissing their boyfriends, before hurrying into Emma's building, promptly waking the late shift doorman. Check PS, they had nicknamed the society/social page that constantly featured...
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