The Opal Ring and The Devil
That last post reminds me of something...
Okay, so I guess there is a counter-argument for why I shouldn't get Grams' ring. And that argument lies in the story of The Opal Ring and the Devil.
My sister Liz had an opal ring from the guy she dated in highschool, a really beautiful one. When they (finally) broke up he let her keep it, but she felt odd wearing it, especially once she started seeing someone else. Being a fantastic, wonderful older sister, she let me have the ring.
I loved it.
I used to wear it all the time, but then one night I had a dream. In my dream the Devil was there and he wanted the Opal in my ring and I wouldn't give it to him. I mean seriously, if the Devil asks you for something, would "Yeah, sure! Lemme get it for you!" be YOUR response? It's a total differnt story than a mugger or some skeeze on the streets. So right, he got angry at me and was trying to take it anyways, and we started quarreling. But I guess that was too lame for him and he wasn't making progress fast enough, so he pulled out a chainsaw and was using it to remove the Opal from the setting in the ring while it was on my finger?? (It was a dream, mind you. Or was it?) There was screaming and loud chainsaw noises and tiny shiny metal bits flying everywhere and lots of confusion, and that's all I remember.
When I woke up I was a little shaky- who likes dreaming about the Devil? But then I looked down at the ring- still on my finger!- and guess what was missing?? The freaking Opal! The ring and setting were still there, but no opal. I'm dead serious about this. Ask my family. So I start screaming and babbling and blubbering and tearing through my bed sheets and pretty much every nook and cranny of my room trying to find it. No Opal. No one could find it ANYWHERE. It was there the night before when I brushed my teeth, but now the next morning after the Devil robbery it was missing. Pretty crazy.
So yeah, if you were irrational and superstitious I guess you could make an argument that I shouldn't get the Gramma Ring, especially considering how much more valuable it is- the Devil might covet this one, too. But that's only if you're superstitious and irrational.
Okay, so I guess there is a counter-argument for why I shouldn't get Grams' ring. And that argument lies in the story of The Opal Ring and the Devil.
My sister Liz had an opal ring from the guy she dated in highschool, a really beautiful one. When they (finally) broke up he let her keep it, but she felt odd wearing it, especially once she started seeing someone else. Being a fantastic, wonderful older sister, she let me have the ring.
I loved it.
I used to wear it all the time, but then one night I had a dream. In my dream the Devil was there and he wanted the Opal in my ring and I wouldn't give it to him. I mean seriously, if the Devil asks you for something, would "Yeah, sure! Lemme get it for you!" be YOUR response? It's a total differnt story than a mugger or some skeeze on the streets. So right, he got angry at me and was trying to take it anyways, and we started quarreling. But I guess that was too lame for him and he wasn't making progress fast enough, so he pulled out a chainsaw and was using it to remove the Opal from the setting in the ring while it was on my finger?? (It was a dream, mind you. Or was it?) There was screaming and loud chainsaw noises and tiny shiny metal bits flying everywhere and lots of confusion, and that's all I remember.
When I woke up I was a little shaky- who likes dreaming about the Devil? But then I looked down at the ring- still on my finger!- and guess what was missing?? The freaking Opal! The ring and setting were still there, but no opal. I'm dead serious about this. Ask my family. So I start screaming and babbling and blubbering and tearing through my bed sheets and pretty much every nook and cranny of my room trying to find it. No Opal. No one could find it ANYWHERE. It was there the night before when I brushed my teeth, but now the next morning after the Devil robbery it was missing. Pretty crazy.
So yeah, if you were irrational and superstitious I guess you could make an argument that I shouldn't get the Gramma Ring, especially considering how much more valuable it is- the Devil might covet this one, too. But that's only if you're superstitious and irrational.
Labels: Paranoia, Sleep, this is all wrong
posted by mags at 10:05 PM
2 Comments:
I heard that little story about grandma's ring...who took it...and how did it magically appear back in the drawer. does the answer have someting to do with a person whose name begins with a "e" and ends with a "mily"?
Yeah. I wondered myself. But Emily was starting to get really upset at everybody maligning her- not the defensive-guilty kind of upset, but the genuine frustration arising from injustice. She offered to go get the Bible to swear on. I mean... I admit, I was also suspicious of her, but that's QUITE the bluff on her part if she was lying...
In conclusion, after much private research, I've decided that I'd rather believe my mom was just a ditz about it and didn't notice the box all along and Emily's just a victim here.
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