The mysterious ringA Story by KT-B a story about an unusual find..... The Mysterious Ring The shop bell tingled as Jeanie entered, the smell of mustiness hit her nostrils hard making her recoil in disgust, but still she ventured in. Curiosity killed the cat but she was very curious about this little shop and it's contents. It was filled with bric a brac, second hand ornaments and jewellery, she almost purred in delight whilst her eyes feasted on the many interesting items. "Can I help you dear" a woman who looked about 100 years old asked from behind the counter. "Oh, I'm just having a look thanks", replied Jeanie, "there is so much to see here, you have quite a haven". The old women did not reply but busied herself behind the counter. Jeanie carried on searching through all the items, until she found a very unusual looking ring. It was gold with an emerald, round stone and in the centre of the stone there was an ever changing picture in black, one minute there would be a cat, then it would change into a lady, then back to the cat again. "Wow, this ring is so different to anything I've ever seen", Jeanie exclaimed as she took it over to the old lady. "How much would it be"? She asked tentatively, hoping not too much. The old lady did not pay much attention to the ring, barely glanced at it which Jeanie thought was odd, but at the same time hoped this would devalue the item somewhat. "Oh let's say 5 pounds dear I'm sure if you give it a good clean it will gleam at lot better", the old lady bend down to find a box to put the ring in. Jeanie couldn't believe her luck, she put on a poker face and added a cheap looking green bangle to try and mask the excitement she felt inside. The bangle was only £1 so Jeanie left with a great smile on her face, celebrating inside the bargains she just got, feeling like a total winner. She couldn't wait to see the ring in the daylight so she took it out the box and had another look. The emerald green was certainly brighter and again the black in the middle of the ring changed from cat to lady, lady to cat in a mesmerising fashion. Jeanie could not wait to show her daughter when she got home from school. Rosie loved cats, she would be enthralled with this ring. As Jeanie made her way along the busy high street, she noticed a black cat coming out an alleyway and making a beeline straight for her. She couldn't help thinking how weird it was that she was wearing this ring and now a black cat was wrapping itself around her legs and determinedly following her along the road. Something in the cat's eyes scared her a little, they did not look like cat's eyes, they looked almost human like and were an unusual blue, she would have thought that cats eyes were green. "Go home p***y cat", she urged, desperately wanting to get rid of it now, it was making her feel uneasy. The cat continued to follow her and she almost tripped over it in her haste to get away. It must be the ring she thought, there's something about this ring and this cat that is connected, she was getting very anxious. Suddenly Jeanie stopped and bend down to stroke the cat. "Please p***y cat go home", she pleaded once more but the cat showed no sign of leaving her alone. "Is it this ring"? She asked, feeling a bit foolish talking like this to a cat, the cat started meowing loudly on sight of the ring and started nuzzling it's head against her hand which was the ring. In fright Jeanie ripped the ring from her finger and threw it away, the cat jumped back at Jeanie's sudden reaction, Jeanie took this opportunity to flea from the cat and did not look back until she got home. The cat went home for tea. The ring remained where Jeanie had thrown it. © 2016 KT-BFeatured Review
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