Everything was set, yet there was a feeling that something was missing. so I gazed at my reflection once more in the mirror. My throat felt strangely numb, as if a lump had formed inside. I went to the wardrobe and took out a delicate blue velvet box.
As I opened it, a dazzling Crimson Ruby necklace greeted my eyes. It was a precious thing Joe's mom gave me, a token that had once belonged to my own mother. The necklace contained one of the largest rubies ever mined in Macedonia, a gem the mine workers had bestowed upon my mother as a gesture of gratitude when she waived their excessive taxes.
I delicately adorned my neck with the necklace, astounded by its breath-taking beauty. Its presence magnified the natural glow of my face manifold. With this precious gem gracing me, I felt truly pr
