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  aware。” Between that and the tracking ID cards; I was quite sure 
  thatRunway ’s surveillance put the mob to shame。 TheRunway Paranoid 
  Turnaround was back。

  “Yeah;” I said; trying to sound casual and nonmittal。 “It’s a 
  strange place。 I’m not so into fashion—I’d actually rather be 
  writing; but I guess it’s not a bad start。 What do you do?”

  “I’m a writer。”

  “Oh; you are? That must be nice。” I hoped I didn’t sound quite as 
  condescending as I felt; but it got to be really annoying when 
  anyone and everyone in New York anointed himself or herself a writer 
  or actor or poet or artist。I used to write for the paper in college; 
  I thought to myself;and hell; I even had an essay published in a 
  monthly magazine once in high school。 Did that make me a writer? 
  “What do you write?”

  “Mostly literary fiction so far; but I’m actually working on my 
  first historical novel。” He took another swig and swatted yet again 
  at that pesky but adorable curl。

  “First historical” implied that there other were nonhistorical 
  novels。 Interesting。 “What’s it about?”

  He thought for a moment and then said; “It’s a story told from the 
  perspective of a young woman; about what it was like to live in this 
  country during World War Two。 I’m still finishing my research; 
  transcribing interviews and things like that; but the little writing 
  I’ve done so far has e along。 I think 。 。 。”

  He continued talking; but I’d already tuned him out。 Holy shit。 I 
  recognized the book description immediately from aNew Yorker article 
  I’d just read。 It seemed the entire book world was eagerly 
  anticipating his next contribution and couldn’t shut up about the 
  realism with which he depicts his female heroine。 I was standing at 
  a party; casually chatting with Christian Collinsworth; the boy 
  genius who’d first been published at the ripe old age of twenty from 
  a Yale library cubicle。 The critics had gone crazy over his first 
  book; hailing it as one of the most significant literary 
  achievements of the twentieth century; and he’d followed it up with 
  two more since then; each spending more time on the bestseller list 
  than the one before it。The New Yorker piece had included an 
  interview in which the author had called Christian “not only a force 
  for years to e” in the book industry; but one with “a hell of a 
  look; a killer style; and enough natural charm that would ensure—in 
  the unlikely event that his literary success did not—a lifetime of 
  success with the ladies。”

  “Wow; that’s really great;” I said; all of a sudden feeling too 
  tired to be witty or funny or cute。 This guy was some big…time 
  author—what the hell did he want with me; anyway? Probably just 
  killing time before his girlfriend finished up her 10;000 per day 
  modeling assignment and made her way over。And what does it matter 
  either way; Andrea? I asked myself harshly。In case you conveniently 
  forgot; you do happen to have an incredibly kind and supportive and 
  adorable boyfriend。 Enough of this already! I hastily made up a 
  story about needing to get Home right away; and Christian looked 
  amused。

  “You’re scared of me;” he stated factually; flashing me a teasing 
  smile。

  “Scared of you? Why on earth wouldI be scared ofyou ? Unless there’s 
  some reason I should be 。 。 。” I couldn’t help but flirt back; he 
  made it so easy。

  He reached for my elbow and deftly turned me around。 “e on; I’ll 
  put you in a cab。” And before I could say no; that I was perfectly 
  fine to find my own way home; that it was nice to meet him but he’d 
  better think again if he thought he was ing Home with me; I was 
  standing on the red…carpeted steps of the Plaza with him。

  “Need a cab; folks?” the doorman asked us as we walked outside。

  “Yes; please; one for the lady;” Christian answered。

  “No; I have a car; um; right over there;” I said; pointing to the 
  strip of 58th Street in front of the Paris Theatre where all the 
  Town Cars had lined up。

  I wasn’t looking at him; but I could feel Christian smiling again。 
  One ofthose smiles。 He walked me over to the car and opened the 
  door; swinging his arm gallantly toward the backseat。

  “Thank you;” I said formally; not a little awkwardly; while 
  extending my hand。 “It was really nice to meet you; Christian。”

  “And you; Andrea。” He took the hand I’d intended him to shake and 
  instead pressed it to his lips; leaving it there just a fraction of 
  a second longer than he should have。 “I do hope we see each other 
  again soon。” And by then I’d somehow made it into the backseat 
  without tripping or otherwise humiliating myself and was 
  concentrating on not blushing even though I could already feel that 
  it was too late。 He slammed the door and watched as the car pulled 
  away。

  It didn’t seem strange this time that even though I hadn’t so much 
  as seen the interior of a Town Car two months earlier; I had 
  personally had one chauffeuring me around for the past six hours; 
  and that even though I’d never really met anyone even remotely 
  famous before; I’d just rubbed elbows with Hollywood celebrities and 
  had my hand nuzzled—yes; that was it; he’d nuzzled it—by one of the 
  undisputed most eligible bachelors in New York City。No; none of that 
  really matters; I reminded myself over and over again。It’s all a 
  part of that world; and that world is no place you want to be。 It 
  might look like fun from here; I thought;but you’d be in way over 
  your head。 But I stared at my hand anyway; trying to remember every 
  last detail about the way he’d kissed it; and then thrust the 
  offending hand into my bag and pulled out my phone。 As I dialed 
  Alex’s number; I wondered what exactly; if anything; I would tell 
  him。


  9

  It took me twelve weeks before I gorged myself on the seemingly 
  limitless supply of designer clothes thatRunway was just begging to 
  provide for me。 Twelve impossibly long weeks of fourteen…hour work 
  days and never more than five hours of sleep at a time。 Twelve 
  miserable long weeks of being looked up and down from hair to shoes 
  each and every day; and never receiving a single pliment or even 
  merely the impression that I had passed。 Twelve horrifically long 
  weeks of feeling stupid; inpetent; and all…around moronic。 And so 
  I decided at the beginning of my fourth month (only nine more to 
  go!) atRunway to be a new woman and start dressing the part。

  Getting myself awake; dressed; and out the door prior to my 
  twelve…week epiphany had sapped me pletely—even I had to concede 
  that it’d be easier to own a closetful of “appropriate” clothes。 
  Until that point; putting on clothes had been the most stressful 
  part of an already really lousy morning routine。 The alarm went off 
  so early that I couldn’t bear to tell anyone what time I actually 
  woke up; as though the mere mention of the words inflicted physical 
  pain。 Getting to work at sevenA 。M。 was so difficult it bordered on 
  funny。 Sure; I’d been up and out a few times in my life by 
  seven—perhaps sitting in an airport when I had to catch an early 
  flight or having to finish studying for an exam that day。 But mostly 
  when I’d seen that hour of daylight from the outside it was because 
  I hadn’t yet found my way to bed from the night before; and the time 
  didn’t seem so bad when a full day of sleep stretched out ahead。 
  This was different。 This was constant; unrelenting; inhumane sleep 
  deprivation; and no matter how many times I tried to go to bed 
  before midnight; I never could。 The past two weeks had been 
  particularly rough since they were closing one of the spring issues; 
  so I had to sit at work; waiting for the Book; until close to eleven 
  some nights。 By the time I would drop it off and get Home; it was 
  already midnight; and I still had to eat something and crawl out of 
  my clothes before passing out。

  Blaring static—the only thing I couldn’t ignore—began at exactly 
  5:30A 。M。 I would force a bare foot out from under the forter and 
  stretch my leg in the general direction of the alarm clock (which 
  itself was placed strategically at the foot of my bed to force some 
  movement); kicking aimlessly until I had made contact and the 
  shrieking ceased。 This continued; steadily and predictably; every 
  seven minutes until 6:04A 。M。; at which point I would inevitably 
  panic and spring from bed to shower。

  A tangle with my closet came next; usually between 6:31 and 6:37A 
  。M。 Lily; herself not exactly fashion…conscious in her graduate 
  student uniform of jeans; ratty L。L。Bean sweaters; and hemp 
  necklaces; said every time I saw her; “I still don’t understand wha

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