Episode 2: East Side Story

GG: Good Morning Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here, Maybe you've noticed Gossip Girl hasn't been to bed, Well why sleep when we're still waiting on news about our resident king, Any news on the bass be sure to let Gossip Girl know...

At the Palace Hotel.
Chuck is drinking coffee, Blair is holding the cup up for him.

B: Drink it
C: I'm not thirsty
B: Coffee's good for you drink it

Chuck takes a sip and then again.

B: Better?
C: Yeah

Blair puts the coffee down.

B: Tell me what happened?
C: (laughs) Same old
B: Serena told me something about you and your Dad?
C: Yeah so...
B: Do you want to tell me about it?
C: Not really
B: Chuck come on tell me...
C: He wishes I was never born, That I wasn't his son, Just because he was born poor and I was born loaded
B: I'm sure he didn't mean it
C: but he did (Blair goes to hold Chuck's hand, but Chuck gets up) I need to go
B: No! Your not well enough
C: I'm fine,
B: Do you want to prove your Dad right?
C: I always do

Chuck picks up a bottle of champagne and exits.

B: Chuck...

Blair follows Chuck out the door.

B: Chuck?! Stop
C: Bye Blair

Chuck leans on the elevator door then falls in.
Blair rolls her eyes.

B: (shouts) Fine! Go kill yourself see if I care!

Blair looks very upset.

(1 Week Later)

At School.
Blair and Serena are sitting on the steps chatting.

B: So I've got a petsa with Lucas Mayfair tonight
S: Lucas Mayfair? Isn't he like realated to the royal family
B: Yeah, Can you imagine it, reyna Blair
S: Your already reyna Blair
B: True, But I've never ruled a country before (both laugh)
S: So Chuck?
B: Chuck who?
S: Chuck Bass
B: I know... (looks annoyed), Nevermind as far as I'm concerend there is no Chuck Bass
S: You sure about that?
B: 1 million per cent
S: Okay, Well enjoy your date. Dan and I are going Queens to see his Dad's band tonight
B: Eww
S: uy Rufus's band are great
B: I was refering to Queens
S: (grins) I'll see you later (Serena walks off)
B: (smiles, then gets up and walks towards the school where Chuck is standing smoking, Chuck sees Blair and puts the cigarette out) Don't on my account
C: You don't like it
B: Ofcourse I don't I have standards (Blair continues to walk towards the school, Chuck follows her)
C: Blair, I'm sorry about last week
B: I don't care
C: You do though
B: No. I don't care, I have the energy to care anymore
C: But...

(Blair turns around to face Chuck and stops walking)

C: Come out with me tonight
B: I'm busy, I've made plans
C: kanselahin them
B: For you? (thinks) Not a chance
C: Please...
B: I have a date
C: A date? With who?
B: Lucas Mayfair
C: He's wrong for you
B: Why? Cos he might treat me well, ipakita me respect, listen to me. But wait you did those things to didn't you, Oh no that's right...You didn't.
C: I'm sorry
B: Too little too late

GG: Oh poor C. Well it doesn't look like bass is going to get to tap that ass. Well there's always a first for everything...

Blair walks away.
(Later at the Waldorf Appatment)
Blair is in her bedroom getting dressed.
Eleanor is downstairs in the living room.
Lucas enters.

L: Good Evening Mrs. Waldorf
E: Evening,
L: I'm here to collect Blair
E: Yes, I heard it's so nice that she is dating someone appropriate
L: Appropiate?
E: Oh yes, the last one well wasn't really a boyfriend but was just compleatly unsuitable
L: Well she'll be in ligtas hands
E: Oh yes I can see that

Blair comes down the stairs.

B: Mom is...Oh Hi, your here?
L: You look nice
B: (looks disapointed sa pamamagitan ng his comment) Thank you
E: Oh Blair, Cyrus and I wont be back tonight we're flying to Milan for the show
B: Okay, Have a good trip Mom (Blair and Eleanor hug) We going?
L: Yeah (Blair and Lucas walk to the elevator)
E: Have a nice time
B: We will

(Later after the Date)
Chuck is waiting in the shadows for Blair with flowers, He is not seen, He doesn't see Blair entering with Lucas.
Blair and Lucas return to the appartment just in time to see Cyrus and Eleanor leave.
Blair and Lucas go to the appartment.
Chuck walks towards the appartment building and Eleanor sees him and stops him.

C: Mrs Waldorf is Blair in?
E: She is, but she has company
C: Well I'll just go on...
E: (pushes him back) No, She's finally found someone good, a nice man, Your not for her
C: I think that's Blair choice
E: You took Nate from her and now it's Lucas, But I wont let you, This is my daughter and I will not let you hurt her again
C: I'm not going too
E: I can't take that risk
C: I still want to see her
E: Then I can't stop you, but I don't want you near my daughter again
C: Depends what she says then doesn't it
E: Indeed

Chuck walks past Eleanor and goes into the elevator.
Chuck steps out of the elevator with a grin on his face.
He then looks up to the landing where Blair and Lucas are kissing.
Blair nore Lucas sees Chuck.
Chuck looks up and looks upset, leaves the bulaklak on the mesa and gets back in the elevator.

B: I'll be right back, I just need to get something

Lucas enters Blair's bedroom.
Blair runs downstairs and sees the bulaklak and smiles (she thinks they are from Lucas) then picks up the card.

"Forgive me? - Chuck"

Blair then hears the elevator hit the bottom, then looks towards her bedroom then to the elevator and gets in after Chuck.
Chuck is walking away.
Blair gets to the bottom.

B: Chuck!
C: (turns around) You and Prince Charming seem to be getting on well
B: What?
C: I just thought I'd give it one last chance...
B: I pag-ibig kulay-rosas roses
C: I know you do (Blair smiles and looks down)
B: (looks back at Chuck) Thank you anyway
C: (moves closer to Blair) Please come with me
B: (moves closer to Chuck, he is now holding her hand) I can't, but I just wanted you to know, that...I...I don't regret us,
C: neither do I.
B: I had the best time of my life with you
C: (silence) Are you happy with him?
B: (pause) Yes
C: Like you were with me?
B: (uncertain) Yes
C: honestly...
B: Yes,
C: Then go, I want you to be happy
B: (she is crying) I am
C: (tears in his eyes) That's all I want, just I wanted it to be with me.

Blair and Chuck look into eachother's eyes.

C: One last time? (Blair and Chuck kiss, Chuck then lets go of Blair and walks away)

Blair looks upset and is about to run after Chuck but then steps back into the building.

GG: Oh hand me a hankie. This is like a tear jurker. Blair and Chuck. Over?! Yes. True. You heard it hear first, So B's got another man lined up for the spot of King, And now with Chuck willing to make room, Is the Upper East Side going soft? Until susunod time you know you pag-ibig me. xoxo Gossip Girl


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