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together. Plus, Eric did have a reason to be angry with her because
of her secret. Ella moved back to the starting point, and they
continued the game.
Not long after that, Eric moved to a box with a card again.
It said: “Tell the worst thing you have ever done”. A big secret that
Eric kept from his sister quickly came to his mind, but he decided
to tell her something else. He said, “Remember that time when you
asked me who ate the cookies, and I said I don’t know? I actually
ate it.” However, as soon as he finished his story, a pain shot
through him. He screamed out loud, and from somewhere, the

sound of the bartender’s voice echoed through the room, “Please
follow the instructions”. Eric replied, “Okay, okay!”, and the pain
disappeared. Eric took a minute to calm down, and started his
story, “I sold your necklace. I really needed the money to buy a
ticket to see the big basketball match. It was a one-time
opportunity, and I couldn’t let it pass. I know how important the
necklace is to you, and I am very, truly, sorry”. Tears started to roll
down his cheek, and he looked down at his feet, not daring to meet
his sister’s eyes. Ella couldn’t believe what she just heard. Unable
to contain her anger, Ella started shouting at Eric, “Do you have any
idea what you did? That necklace was a gift from Nick. It was very
expensive, and I took very good care of it. It was the reason why
we broke up. He thought I sold it to someone because he saw a
woman wearing it. I tried to tell him that I didn’t sell it, that I lost
it, but he didn’t believe me”. Ella cried and said through her tears,
“I love Nick. I really love him. How could you?” Eric felt even more

guilty and tried desperately to comfort her by saying, “I’m so sorry.
I’m sure you’ll find someone else that is even better than Nick.