The Key to Paradise
“These diamonds were once just ordinary stones lodged deep inside the Earth until a millennia of heat, pressure and friction re-forged them into the light catching gems in my hand. I wished I could be sure the pressure and friction of my life would have such a transformative effect on me. So far, only a month after finding Chris with his study partner, I felt no harder and no stronger. Certainly no more brilliant than before.
I had worn this ring proudly from the moment Chris gave it to me u...ntil that first night after I found him with Ms. Red Shoe. Drunk and alone at the motel on the outskirts of town I had spent hours staring down at the band across my finger marking me as an engaged woman. A woman with a man at home who loved her. The last image of him in bed with Red Shoe made me want to tear the ring off my finger and leave it as a tip for the maid. Maybe she would have better luck with it than I. Every glitter of the diamond seemed like a lie but taking it off was a pain that was almost unbearable.MoreLess
I had worn this ring proudly from the moment Chris gave it to me u...ntil that first night after I found him with Ms. Red Shoe. Drunk and alone at the motel on the outskirts of town I had spent hours staring down at the band across my finger marking me as an engaged woman. A woman with a man at home who loved her. The last image of him in bed with Red Shoe made me want to tear the ring off my finger and leave it as a tip for the maid. Maybe she would have better luck with it than I. Every glitter of the diamond seemed like a lie but taking it off was a pain that was almost unbearable.MoreLess
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