The Unsolved Diaries: People Talk About Their Life’s Lingering Mysteries

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A Dash of Destiny

I was gifted a diamond and emerald ring on my 15th birthday. I was obsessed with the ring and wore it every day.

When I was 17, I went on a date to watch a movie. During the movie, I put my hand in my purse that sat on my lap, and when I pulled it out, I felt the ring slip off, and I heard it clink on the floor.

I instantly panicked and started feeling around as much as possible, and since the theater was relatively empty, I even used a flashlight I had to look for it (before phones came with those)

Sadly, nothing. The movie ended, and we had a whole crew searching, I called the theater many times over the following weeks and no one ever saw it.

When I was 20, I was cleaning out a drawer when something pricked my finger, when I pulled out the item, it was the emerald ring.

I lost my sh*t. I never wore it again for fear of losing it.