A year ago, my Secret Santa coworker Sarah gave me a beautiful silver ring with a tiny emerald, a surprisingly thoughtful gift.
We’d always been friendly, so I wore it often, thinking nothing of it.
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Then, after a year, I noticed a groove around the gem. I finally managed to twist it open.
Inside the hidden compartment was a note. Just two words: “Hate you.” I sat there, stunned.
All year, I thought Sarah and I were getting along just fine. Now I couldn’t shake the questions: Was it a joke?
Some kind of mistake? Or had she hidden this all along?