Beth literally did not know what  
to say. I could see it in her eyes, and
that's when she sniffled, and almost   
started crying, “You guys don't even   
know me.”                              
     Rhonda came over and gave her a   
hug. “We all like you Beth, despite    
him,” she said while pointing at me.   
     “Hey!”                            
     “I personally think you deserve a 
medal, but this was the best we could  
do on such short notice,” Rhonda said, 
then surprised the hell out of me by   
coming over and also giving me a hug.  
     It was nice, but I still pushed   
her away anyway. “After what you just  
said?”                                 
     “I was just kidding,” she said,   
turned around and went back to stand by
Beth.                                  
*      “Arch-enemy,” she said and          
laughed.                               
     “Sorry,” was all I could think to 
say, before I remembered who the arch- 
enemy was.                             
     “Hey! What am I apologizing for?” 
     Rhonda gave me another one of her 
evil little grins, followed by a silent
pretend laugh. Now, that's the real    
arch-enemy that I know and almost hate.
     Beth was busy separating the      
diamonds out and choosing a very       
beautiful arrangement for her two      
rings.                                 
     Darryl admired her choices and got
his equipment ready. He reached for    
Beth’s first choice and stopped.       



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