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The Ring
“I’ll never let you go, I just love you so!” I smiled, singing as I cooked dinner. Everything couldn’t be better. I’ve got a delicious turkey, mashed potatoes drowned in gravy, and bright purple cranberry sauce. Opening the refrigerator I peered inside.
“I’ll love you to the very end. You’ll be there, my forever friend!” I sang, loud and cheerfully. I twirled around and began to dance. Until I saw that James was there.
“Oh!” I cried out in surprise. James didn’t smile. Blushing, I closed the refrigerator door.
“What’s the matter, James?” I said as I kissed him on the cheek. James motioned for me to sit down. I could tell that this was serious and took a seat. Leaning forward I asked him,
“Come on, tell me the secret. We’ve known each other long enough, have we not?” James shook his head and looked down. Quizzically I looked into his eyes. His deep blue, luxurious eyes; eyes that I’ve wanted for so long. For too long.
“It’s Eliza. She…she was found. In the forest.” James said, his voice shaking uncontrollably. It was the day after the proposal when Eliza had disappeared. She had gone on her usual night walk. Everything had gone so well. James and Eliza had gotten engaged! James had gotten her the most beautiful ring. A marvelous blue diamond, clear as the blue sky, had been placed on her finger. This was the happiest day of their lives! Then Eliza and the ring never came back. Ever since then, I’ve been spending more time with James, hoping…
We looked for her, for a week straight. We never found her. With James crying on my shoulder, he accepted that she was gone. Now, Thanksgiving, this had to happen. I was furious! Why did they have to find her? For god’s sake, it’s Thanksgiving! Quickly putting the anger away, I let the long awaited sadness wave through me. Taking James’s hand into mine, I whispered,
“I’m so sorry, James. I really, truly am.” I started to rub his hand, trying to be a good person. But really, what was I supposed to do in this kind of situation? I looked deep into his eyes and watched them widen.
“James, what’s wrong?” I asked. James just stared at my hand in horror. Quickly letting go of my hand, he stood up.
“You…you have the ring!” James cried in terror. I smiled.
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OMG!!!!! that was amazing great twist at the end!!!!
By: Madison Ferner
The short story The Ring, by Lia N. Lake Oswego, focuses on character and character development. At the beginning, the girl, the main character, is sweet and jolly for example, “Everything couldn’t be better.” She was cooking and very happy. She loves this guy named James and in the end she takes action for her desires. “Quickly letting of my hand he stood up. You have the ring.” She killed his true love, because she wants him. She’s a killer.
James= “I’ll never let you go, I just love you so!” This quote leads me to believe that James is very loving and sweet, but at the end when the girl has the ring he doesn’t change, he’s just shocked. When the girl had the ring at the end I thought that she killed the husbands wife, because she went missing, and James gave her a ring that she had. She is an evil killing girl. With these two characters it’s a great mix. You have a nice kindhearted person and then you have a killer. It’s very interesting, because these two characters are completely opposite. The characters both develop in their own way that is interesting because of how different they are.
I wonder what will happen next? What will James do now that she has his wife’s ring?
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