by Ted Michael
“Give us the necklace,” Lili said. “Now.”
Slowly, I reached behind me and unclasped the one tangible item that proved I was a Diamond, the daily reminder of who my friends were and what my place at Bennington was.
I dropped it into Lili’s hand and held on to her fingers before letting go.
“Case closed,” Clarissa declared.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2010 by Ted Michael
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