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“Are you ready?” Judy asked A section of the billboard dropped down in front, opening Monica’s ust of wind, and then it grew into a wave of approval from the audience below

“In any case, it doesn’t matter,” SondraBeth hissed “When I realized you were Pandy, I kneas over Still, we got even with Jonny And that’s all that counts”

“But why not just tell PP that you don’t want to play Monica anymore?” Pandy asked as someone put a microphone in her hand

“You knohy” SondraBeth laughed harshly “It’s in my contract The studio can fire me, but I can’t quit My contract with Monica is like the worst et rid of me anytime she likes, but I can’t leave her Ever”

“Welco!” Pandy heard the announcer’s voice boom out into the open crowd

And then Pandy was on the stage She took one look back at SondraBeth as she was drowned out by the shouts, whistles, and cheers from the audience below The roar of the croas like an ani attention

And Pandy was happy to give it to them Buoyed by the crowd’s rush of expectation, their desire to witness a miracle, Pandy raised one ar the mike to her

lips, she screamed, “Kill Monica Please!”

And just as proan to rise First the hard shiny toe, and then the cruelly curved heel, and then there it ca like triu rose, so, too, did Jonny For suddenly, there he was, dangling froe

The crowd began to laugh And laugh Suddenly, Pandy was laughing, too The leg rose up another five feet, and jerked Jonny like a puppet, his ar

SondraBeth ca and cheering as she clapped, the microphone between her hands Eventually, when the noise died down, she walked to the edge of the stage Taking a wide stance in her cowboy boots, she said, “Ladies and gentle!”

Deafening boos Pink plastic chalasses were tossed in Jonny’s direction

“And just to make the event even more special, this, by the way, is not Hellenor Wallis,” SondraBeth said, turning to Pandy Raising her arms in triumph, she shouted, “This is PJ Wallis—the creator of Monica—in disguise!”

Another huge roar of approval, like the croas about to witness a boxingdie down to a hush She put her ar out over the crowd, Pandy followed her gaze, right across the rooftops to a huge screen that had been set up to project their ies

On the screen, Pandy saw SondraBeth lift the microphone to her mouth “My best friend PJ Wallis and I cooked up this little plot to get even with Jonny, who is Pandy’s ex-husband”