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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第38部分

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  assistant; am pretending to think I’m fat just so you; the lumpy; 
  stumpy personal assistant will realize that you are indeed the fat 
  one。 At five…ten and 115 pounds (the same weight as when my body was 
  racked with parasites); I’d always considered myself on the thinner 
  side of girls my age。 I’d also spent my life until then feeling 
  taller than ninety percent of the women I met; and at least half the 
  guys。 Not until starting work at this delusional place did I know 
  what it was like to feel short and fat; all day; every day。 I was 
  easily the troll of the group; the squattest and the widest; and I 
  wore a size six。 And just in case I failed to consider this for a 
  moment; the daily chitchat and gossip could surely remind me。

  “Dr。 Eisenberg said that the Zone only works if you swear off fruit; 
  too; you know;” Jessica added; joining the conversation by plucking 
  a skirt from the Narcisco Rodriguez rack。 Newly engaged to one of 
  the youngest vice presidents at Goldman Sachs; Jessica was feeling 
  the pressures of her uping society wedding。 “And she’s right。 
  I’ve lost at least another ten pounds since my last fitting。” I 
  forgave her for starving herself when she barely had enough body fat 
  to function normally; but I just couldn’t forgive her fortalking 
  about it。 I could not; no matter how impressive the doctors’ names 
  were or how many success stories she prattled on about; bring myself 
  tocare 。

  At around one the office really picked up pace; because everyone 
  began getting ready for lunch。 Not that there was any eating 
  associated with the lunch hour; but it was the prime time of day for 
  guests。 I watched lazily as the usual array of stylists; 
  contributors; freelancers; friends; and lovers stopped by to revel 
  in and generally soak up the glamour that naturally acpanied 
  hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of clothes; dozens of 
  gorgeous faces; and what felt like an unlimited amount of really; 
  really; really long legs。

  Jeffy made his way over to me as soon as he could confirm that both 
  Miranda and Emily had left for lunch and handed me two enormous 
  shopping bags。

  “Here; check this stuff out。 This should be a pretty good start。”

  I dumped the contents of one bag onto the floor beside my desk and 
  began sorting。 There were Joseph pants in camel and charcoal gray; 
  both long and lean and low…waisted; made from an incredibly soft 
  wool。 A pair of brown suede Gucci pants looked as though they could 
  turn any schlub into a supermodel; while two pairs of perfectly 
  faded Marc Jacobs jeans looked like they were custom cut for my 
  body。 There were eight or nine options for tops; ranging from a 
  skintight ribbed turtleneck sweater by Calvin Klein to a teeny; 
  pletely sheer peasant blouse by Donna Karan。 A dynamite graphic 
  Diane Von Furstenburg wrap…dress was folded neatly over a navy; 
  velvet Tahari pantsuit。 I spotted and immediately fell in love with 
  an all…around pleated Habitual denim skirt that would fall just 
  above my knees and look perfect with the decidedly funky 
  floral…printed Katayone Adelie blazer。

  “These clothes 。 。 。 this is all for me?” I asked; hoping I sounded 
  excited and not offended。

  “Yeah; it’s nothing。 Just some things that have been lying around 
  the Closet forever。 We might have used some of it in shoots; but 
  none of it ever got returned to the panies。 Every few months or 
  so I clean out the Closet and give this stuff away; and I figured 
  you; uh; might be interested。 You’re a size six; right?”

  I nodded; still dumbfounded。

  “Yeah; I could tell。 Most everyone else is a two or smaller; so 
  you’re wele to all of it。”

  Ouch。 “Great。 This is just great。 Jeffy; I can’t thank you enough。 
  It’s all amazing!”

  “Check out the second bag;” he said; motioning to where it sat on 
  the floor。 “You don’t think you can pull off that velvet suit with 
  that shitty messenger bag you’re always dragging around; do you?”

  The second; even more bulging bag spilled forth a stunning array of 
  shoes; bags; and a couple of coats。 There were two pairs of 
  high…heeled Jimmy Choo boots—one ankle… and one knee…length—two 
  pairs of open…toe Manolo stiletto sandals; a pair of classic black 
  Prada pumps; and one pair of Tod loafers; which Jeffy immediately 
  reminded me to never wear to the office。 I slung a slouchy red suede 
  bag over my shoulder and immediately saw the two intersecting “C”s 
  carved in the front; but that wasn’t nearly as beautiful as the deep 
  chocolate leather from the Celine tote that I threw on my other arm。 
  A long military…style trench with the signature oversize Marc Jacobs 
  buttons topped it all off。

  “You’re joking;” I said softly; fondling a pair of Dior sunglasses 
  he’d apparently thrown in as an afterthought。 “You’ve got to be 
  kidding。”

  He looked pleased with my reaction and ducked his head。 “Just do me 
  a favor and wear it; OK? And don’t tell anyone that I gave you first 
  pick on all this stuff; because they live for the Closet clean…outs; 
  you hear?” He bolted from the suite when we heard Emily’s voice call 
  out to someone down the hall; and I shoved my new clothes under my 
  desk。

  Emily came back from the dining room with her usual lunch: an 
  all…natural fruit smoothie and a small to…go container of iceberg 
  lettuce topped with broccoli and balsamic vinegar。 Not vinaigrette。 
  Vinegar。 Miranda would be in any minute—Uri had just called to say 
  he was dropping her off—so I didn’t have my usually luxurious seven 
  minutes to beeline to the soup table and gulp it down back at my 
  desk。 The minutes ticked by and I was starving; but I just didn’t 
  have the energy to weave through the Clackers and get examined by 
  the cashier and wonder if I was doing permanent damage by swallowing 
  piping hot (and fattening!) soup so fast that I could feel the heat 
  coursing down my esophagus。Not worth it; I thought。Skipping a single 
  meal won’t kill you; I told myself。In fact; according to every 
  single one of your sane and stable coworkers; it’ll just make you 
  stronger。 And besides; 2;000 pants don’t look so hot on girls who 
  gorge themselves; I rationalized。 I slumped down in my chair and 
  thought of how well I had just representedRunway magazine。


  11

  The Cell Phone shrilled from somewhere deep in my dream; but 
  consciousness took over long enough for me to wonder if it was her。 
  After a stunningly fast orientation process—Where am I? Who is 
  “she”? What day is it?—I realized that having the phone ring at 
  eight on a Saturday morning was not a good omen。 None of my friends 
  would be awake for hours; and after years of getting screened out; 
  my parents had grudgingly accepted that their daughter wasn’t 
  answering until noon。 In the seven seconds it took to figure all 
  this out; I was also contemplating a reason why I should pick up 
  this phone call。 Emily’s reasons from the first day came back to me; 
  though; and so I started my arm in a floor sweep from the fort of 
  my bed。 I managed to click it open just before it stopped ringing。

  “Hello?” I was proud that my voice sounded strong and clear; as 
  though I’d spent the past few hours working hard at something 
  respectable rather than passed out in a sleep that was so deep; so 
  intense; it couldn’t possibly have indicated good things about my 
  health。

  “Morning; honey! Glad to hear you’re awake。 I just wanted to tell 
  you that we’re in the sixties on Third; so I’ll be there in just ten 
  minutes or so; OK?” My mom’s voice came booming over the line。 
  Moving day! It was moving day! I’d forgotten entirely that my 
  parents had agreed to e into the city to help me pack my stuff up 
  and take it to the new apartment Lily and I had rented。 We were 
  going to lug the boxes of clothes and CDs and picture albums while 
  the real movers tackled my massive bed frame。

  “Oh; hi; Mom;” I mumbled; lapsing back into tired…voice mode。 “I 
  thought you were her。”

  “Nope; you’ve got yourself a break today。 Anyway; where should we 
  park? Is there a garage right around there?”

  “Yeah; right under my building; just enter right from Third。 Give 
  them my apartment number in the building and you’ll get a discount。 
  I’ve got to get dressed。 I’ll see you soon。”

  “OK; honey。 Hope you’re ready to work today!”

  I fell back onto my pillow and considered my options for possibly 
  going back to sleep。 They were looking really grim; considering 
  they’d driven all the way in from Connecticut to help me move。 Just 
  then; the alarm clock blared its signature static。 Ah hah! So Ihad 
  remembered that today was moving day。 The reminder that I wasn’t 
  going pletely crazy was a small fort。

  Getting out of bed was; quite possibly; even harder to do than other 
  days even though it was happening a few hours later。 My body had 
  been briefly tricked into thinking that it would actually get to 
  catch up; had depended on reducing that infamous “sleep debt” we’d 
  learned about in Psych 101; when I wrenched it from bed。 There was a 
  small pile of clothes I’d left folded by the bed; the only things 
  besides my toothbrush that I hadn’t yet packed。 I pulled on the blue 
  Adidas windpants; the hooded Brown sweatshirt; and the pair of 
  filthy gray New Balance sneakers that had acpanied me around the 
  world。 Not a second after I swooshed the last of my Listerine did 
  the buzzer ring。

  “Hi; guys。 I’ll buzz you up; just a sec。”

  There was a knock on the door two minutes later; and instead of my 
  parents there stood a rumpled…looking Alex。 He looked great; as 
  usual。 His faded jeans hung low on nonexistent hips; and his 
  long…sleeved navy T…shirt was just the right amount of tight。 The 
  tiny wire…rims he wore only when he couldn’t tolerate his contacts 
  were perched in front of very red eyes; and his hair was all over 
  the place。 I couldn’t stop myself from hugging him on the spot。 I 
  hadn’t seen him since the Sunday before; when we’d met for a quick 
  midafternoon Coffee。 We’d intended to spend the whole day and night 
  together; but Miranda had needed an emergency babysitter for Cassidy 
  so she could take Caroline to the doctor; and I had been recruited。 
  I’d gotten Home too late to spend any real time with him; and he’d 
  recently stopped camping out in my bed just to get a glimpse of me; 
  which I understood。 He’d wanted to stay over the night before; but I 
  was still in that stage of parent…pretending: even though all 
  parties involved knew that Alex and I were sleeping together; 
  n
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