They drove back home. Alexander sent Aurelia home first, making sure to remind her about the ring.
"Make sure you wear it on your finger all the time."
Holding the bag tightly with both hands, Aurelia nodded, "Okay. Thank you."
He waited in the car until Aurelia entered the gate of the community and only then rolled up the window and left.
After a few kilometres away, the window of the speeding black rolled back down. A light pouch was thrown out of it in one swift motion.
The window closed fast as if the owner was afraid the pouch would fly back inside. The car drove off, leaving the diamond ring soaking in its exhaust.
A street cat kicked away the pouch that looked empty into the garbage dump nearby. Under the flickering street lights, the diamond peeked out of the pouch like
