The afternoon sun shone gently over my desk, on which laid an elegant gold ring with a brilliant ruby. The sunlight penetrated through the scarlet gem, and casted a glittering rosy shadow under it.
I picked it up and studied it in my palm. Who could know something so lovely could bring so many disasters to one's life? Had I not lost it in my previous life, would everything be different?
DING DONG!
The doorbell snapped me out from my thoughts. It must be Cecilia.
I put the ring into my jewelry box at an easily noticeable spot. However, before I closed it up, I sighed as I pulled the ring out again.
This time, I covered it up and buried it in the drawer of my dresser, making it more difficult for Cecilia to find—perhaps, if the ring wasn't as accessible, she would give up.
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