I. The Beginning
1.
“Gosh I’m exhausted” – said Rachel throwing herself on the couch – “Who would know vacation could be so tiring?” – she asked in a good mood.
“Was it worth it?” – Dee asked handing her a cold glass of water.
“Absolutely! This was a much needed break. I was already excited to come just so we could hang out, but I never thought it would be like this. It totally blew my expectations.”
Dee smiled – “I told you you’d like it here.”
“You’re very lucky, you know? You’re surrounded by all these amazing people… I mean, it’s not luck I guess. When you’re someone so nice and genuine and just utterly good as you are you’ll attract good people too.”
“Come on…” – she said blushing.
“No, for real. I knew from the first time we met… even under those circumstances I could tell you were special. Oh… You really can’t take a compliment, can you?” – she said tenderly giving her hug.
Dee looked her in eyes – “You’re pretty special too, you know that, right?”
Rachel sighed and looked down.
“Rach, look at me” – she grabbed her hand – “I know it’s hard to believe sometimes but… you really are. What happened to you… What is happening, it’s not fair. You don’t deserve it. Sometimes good people get hurt…”
“That’s life…”
Rachel’s last couple of years hadn’t gone exactly how she had planned them. Her dreamy husband had cheated on her and she had to face the public humiliation that no celebrity can escape. Still she didn’t like to see herself as a victim – “Well, not everything was bad… if it wasn’t for what he did we would have never met” – Rachel smiled.