Serena glows, and Blair doesn’t.
She’s only six years old, but she figures it has something to do with her friend’s shiny long, blonde hair, and big blue eyes. She’s tall too, so she sticks out like a sore thumb. Blair’s hair is a dark, curly mass that spills over her shoulders messily (no matter how many times Nanny tries to barrette it down) and her eyes are too boring to gleam like Serena’s.
And everyone seems to remind her of this constantly. No matter what she does, it’s never as good as Serena. And though this bothers her greatly, she’s too young to truly feel resentment,...
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