I Can't Believe It's Gone

oooo Samantha lost her ring

"Samantha, it's gone."

A pretty girl with a curtain of dark hair paid him no heed and continued to pick her way through the sand. 

"It has to be here, James! I set it right here." She jabbed the spot with her foot for emphasis. 

Her brother rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. "If it's not there, then obviously it's somewhere else." The contempt in his voice was prominent. He didn't care for his little sister's fiance, and for her to be fussing over losing the ostentatious band annoyed him. For all James cared, he deserved to lose the money that was spent on it. 

Samantha turned a pair of helpless blue eyes on him, her full bottom lip threatening to tremble. "How am I supposed to tell Dominic I lost my engagement ring?" For all the crap James talked about him, Samantha loved her soon to be husband, even if he didn't know he loved her. She was adamant that he would soon see how much he really did care for her, and not just her beautiful face. 

"Tell him a fish ate it, I don't care. Let's go." James took a hold of the cooler handle by his feet and began to drag it toward their jeep which was parked a little ways off. 

The girl had just gotten it in her mind that she would never find it and was about to follow him when a glinting caught her eye. 

It took only a minute for Samantha to realize the gold band was her ring. 

"James!" She called excitedly, "I found it! It's over here!" 

Samantha started toward it, a slightly hysterical giggle bubbling up. Relief was clear in her smile.

But was short lived, a small sand-colored crab popped its head up as she neared. The glittering gem had attracted its attention, and it wasn't going to leave it behind. Snapping its claws at Samantha, the crab skittered quickly across the sand. 

She realized too late what its intentions were. 

"No! No, you stupid crab! It's mine!" But the girl was too scared to relinquish her fingers to the pain of being pinched. Almost mocking, It snapped once, then twice at the ring before hooking it and disappearing down the hole. With her ring. 

Samantha simply starred, unable to completely comprehend that she had just lost to a crustacean. Slowly, she made her way back over to her brother. 

"Told you a fish ate it." He snickered. The remark caught her attention  and she punched him lightly on the arm, a smile curving her own lips. 

"Oh, shut up." She was sure Dominic would understand, at least, she thought he would. 

But in the back of his mind, James was slightly apprehensive and feared the next time he would see Samantha, she wouldn't be exactly the same girl that was laughing beside him now. 

Author's Note

Just a little story I wrote the other night. Tell me what you think?

Reviews

[Ella]

This is cute, I love it. For once, I shall be nice because I have nothing bad to say about it other than it was random xD

[Skye]

xD very random I know. What can I say, I was bored.

[Ella]

Extremely random xD and nice

[Skye]

*bows* Thank you lol xD

[Ella]

xD Welcome

[Kerri Hart]

really pretty and light and funny showz off your talent but then ends with a dark- almost miysterious last few sentences

[Lena Rossmore]

I really like it! It's very light and funny; short enough to keep me interested, but long enough to show off your excellent writing skills! Amazing!

[Myra]

What a fun and humerous piece! Loved it =D

[T. Logan]

You should continue this! It's one of those stories that i want to read more of.

[Cristina Moldoveanu]

I enjoyed reading this story. I liked the way you portrayed the characters in a few lines and the idea of placing a crab on the scene. It is a lively atmosphere.

[Renée]

I think it's great..and I am worried for Samantha..

[Forever Hidden]

I'm going to be honest and say put something in it to make it interesting. I think the next few chapters will cover that though!