The Gemstone

One gemstone that changed her life.... Now it was almost before me. My breath quickened as I struggled to let go of the necklace. I even stood to pull the box with me, but the ribbon of the necklace reddened my wrist like a hot coal and I cried out in pain. Suddenly all I heard was my breathin, out. The figure moved quicker and quicker, closer and closer The figure was now above me, drifting over my head, and then it tumbled on me with the force of gravity. And then with a whimper, I fell uncons