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Resin stacking rings by daimblond
She presented a little box and opened it so I could see what was inside. There was a beautiful purple ring. It was simple but mesmerising.
“What is this for?” I asked, confused.
“Try it on!” she insisted and giggled.
“I really can’t accept that. I didn’t get you anything.” I shook my head. Guilt was settling in my stomach.
She grinned ear to ear and took my hand and pulled it towards her. She grabbed the ring and pushed it on my index finger.
“Wait, wait,” I mumbled. The ring was cutting into my skin. I retracted my hand but it was already on my finger. “Ow.” It bit into my skin like a row of teeth. I stared at my finger and blood seeped from beneath the ring. I tried to rip it off but it wouldn’t budge. I noticed that there were gold bits arising from the purple stone. “What is this?” I shrieked. The pain intensified.
She stared at the ring intently, as if waiting to collect it once it was done.
– Ermisenda Alvarez
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Hello, here is my little something for this week 🙂 Thank you.
http://rachaelsbooks.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/the-fourth-ring/
Ooo! Maybe the city knows she was deserving of entering? Nice twist.
thank you 🙂 maybe I would write a part two for this depending on the pic u put for next week 🙂
Very true! I (Ermisenda) will post in a fortnight but hopefully Eliabeth’s image next week inspires you to continue. 😀
Nice dark turn there Ermi. Here’s mine http://joe2stories.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/picture-it-and-write-all-that-remains/
Enjoy
Thanks. 🙂 I want to know what stage 2 is! Intriguing. Good story, Joe!
Oooh, this is good. Like grab some popcorn good. Hope to hear more!
OOooOOoo. Creepy. What IS she up to. Some kind of black magic it seems. I’m intrigued. A fabulous short story. 🙂
She’s definitely up to something. 🙂 Thank you!
You are welcome.
A wonderfully strange story this week. I’m guessing she’s draining more than blood? Whatever the case, I loved it.
Here’s my contribution.
http://www.imaginings.tk/2014/12/picture-it-writethe-rings-of.html
Draining a lot more than blood, Glynis. 🙂 Thanks!
Sometimes we don’t deserve things until we relinquish our desire for them. Nice little tale!
Your story filled me with panic, in the best way!
Here is my contribution–
How could he take his off? We all have to wear them. We are kept under surveillance around the clock, for “our safety of course”. The law for woman and men to wear the electronic bracelets went into effect many years ago before I was even born. It’s just a part of life to me, but for my grandma it is so much more. Every time we see her in the institution, she talks about the cruelty of the bracelet.
The bracelet always fits just right due to its resizing technology, so technically there’s no reason it should ever need to come off. Well, unless the bracelet happens to malfunction which I’ve never heard of happening.
That was until this morning when I saw Darian running into the forest. I thought he was up to another prank. It was a little soon, since we were both still on shavings clean-up for the rest of the week. It was a harsh punishment, but I guess that’s what you get for sneaking into the generators to disable all power. I’m not even sure why I went along with such a prank. Usually he has a hilarious reason behind our escapades, but this last time he wouldn’t tell me any of the details. Well to be fair, he told me he was testing a theory and then he slid one of those wicked smiles on me. I know… I’m pretty dumb sometimes when it comes to Darian, but those smiles could probably make me run a mile and I hate running.
I stalked him for a while through the forest, but then he disappeared out of sight. I was trying to pick up his track when BAM something or someone really heavy charged me from the bushes. I ended up on my back, eyes squinted shut, hoping it wasn’t a hungry animal sitting on me. Until, I head a familiar voice.
“What are ya doing,” asked Darian.
My eyes snapped open and there he was looking down on me with a familiar grin.
“W-w-well I could ask you the same thing!”
“I’m running away.”
My heart stopped. Nobody leaves, ever. Nobody leaves because there’s nowhere to go and… My eyes slid to his right wrist. For all my life, sixteen and half years, there has been a blue bracelet with gold flecks on his right wrist.
“Yep,” he said. “They can’t stop me know.”
–I’ve also posted this to my site and pinged back here. Looking forward to another inspirational photo! 🙂
Ooo, I love the adventure in this contribution. The idea of a dystopian society that forces you to wear a resizing tracking bracelet is great. This could be a great YA novel. 😀
It’s nice to read good feedback, thank you 🙂
A gripping mysterious response~ I love the ideas and the well drawn characters~
Thank you 🙂
Here’s my little contribution.
DJ
http://msudlj.com/2014/12/10/the-last-ring/
Loved the ending. Greed drives some people to do crazy things. Poor sister!
Here is my belated response ~ Sorry I am late~ I have been away out of reach of a signal~ 🙂
http://johnandmargaret1607.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/picture-it-and-write-controlling-power/
I had a lot of fun with this one.
http://momusnews.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/the-little-woman/
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