Paperclip Ring Novels & Stories

"I lost an earring. A pearl earring. It rolled under the bed." Raphael didn't say anything. He just stared at her with an unreadable expression. Then, he slowly lifted his uninjured hand. He uncurled his long fingers. Resting perfectly in the center of his large palm was her glittering, three-carat diamond wedding ring. It caught the light of the bedside lamp, practically mocking her. Claire stopped breathing. The blood completely drained from her face. "Funny," Raphael said, his voice dangerously low and smooth. He picked up the ring between his thumb and forefinger, holding it up to the light. "I don't remember Cartier making house calls."

Right next to the plastic ring I got you. She rolled her eyes but felt her cheeks flush. She picked up the little plastic ring from her nightstand, the one he’d given her two weeks ago at the lake when they’d made a dumb bet over skipping rocks. He’d called it a "temporary engagement" ring. It barely fit her pinky. It was stupid. And perfect.

I said, crudely crossing my arms and keeping calm. She sighed once more and left. I returned to the file and flipped through it, killing time until the irritating woman returned. “Here,” the secretary said and handed me a small brown paper packet. I squeezed it between my fingers before opening it. Something was inside. When I lifted the envelope lip, I looked and found a pendant and a ring. They weren’t particularly special-looking, but they were both made of gold and delicate. The charm on the necklace featured a red stone in the center and a beautifully detailed engraving of the letter “R” on the back, while the ring had a small matching “R,” but more akin to a crest. I didn’t understand

A sand bag and other boxing equipment hung off to the side but I barely noticed, my sole attention was on the person who stood right in the middle of the ring, conversing with a guy who was obviously a trainer, while wrapping tape around her knuckles slowly. Someone I had been searching for for weeks. My eyes glazed over her, from her hair that had grown to shoulder level but was now in a ponytail, to the black sports bra that stretched across her perfect breasts, to her flat abdomen to those tiny workout shorts that threatened to make me go crazy. What was she doing here? And dressed so sexily? “There’s your Cinderella dude” I heard Seth say before letting out an ironic scoff “and you thoug

The stopped attendant politely spoke as she took me around the store. I stopped in front of the rings section when something caught my attention.. It was a beautiful couple's 0.7 carat diamond ring.. It was pretty basic and something which was more comfortable to wear.. “ Take that out..” I pointed at the rings and the attendant immediately took the rings out and placed them in front of me..

Then she reached over and slipped the ring onto my ring finger. And it probably didn't escape anyone around that her hands and mine were shaking. I cursed under my breath and laughter erupted from the front rows. Tate quickly wiped the tears from her face and I pulled her ring from the pillow Matt handed me with a hesitant smile. It was also made of white gold with the date on the inside, but unlike my piece, it was decorated with a clear diamond that was discreetly set in its center. I took my own slip of paper with the promise written on it from Chad and looked at it briefly before my gaze drifted back to Tate.

Neil murmured inaudibly, "Drink… Come on! Aurelia, I-I'll beat them all! See who dares to woo you…" Aurelia froze and suddenly tasted salt at the corner of her lips. "Don't you worry. No one dares to do it." She teared up as she smiled. "Do you know why?" Neil let out a long and loud snore. Aurelia giggled and carefully pulled two rings out of her pocket. Calling them rings was not quite accurate as they looked more like two silver circles. The material and workmanship were not the best. They were bought on the street, the cost of a few breakfasts.

I got curious and reached for it, inside was what appeared to be a small casing, that I would have mistaken for a ring casing, the design is quite elegant, I thought staring at the fine casing, it’s probably a cufflink's casing but I was curious, maybe deep down I wanted something else to be in the fine dark blue casing with golden design to be something else so I opened it. “Why are there rings in these?” I muttered staring at the ring with coiling in the middle, the coils in the middle stylishly holding the ring. It wasn’t just one ring but two, is…is Chris planning on proposing to Kayla? My heart dropped to the deepest part of my stomach, and a tear slipped down my eye then I found myself

She stutters. I get up nearly stumbling over as I try to get to my feet. I jump and hug her. “The ring… let me see the ring…” Paige says. Then I remember I forgot to put the ring on her finger. “Oh, right I forgot. I was just so happy you said yes.” I let go of her and place the ring on her finger. “Oh, it’s pretty…” she says. It’s a square shaped ring with her birth stone on it. That’s what Julliet told me to get.

“What?” “Do you like it?” I looked at the ring again. It got more beautiful the longer I stared at it, along with the deepening realization of the seriousness of what was happening at that moment. The center stone was just the right size, and the diamond had a round cut. But I discovered that the prongs holding it in place were actually designed to look like leaves. They were so small and delicate that I didn’t notice them right away. The metal was rose-colored, and the band was thin, making the stone’s head appear as if it floated on my ring finger. The ring was so beautiful that if I saw it in any jewelry shop, I would choose it, too.