Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-31986068-20160429231407/@comment-26510374-20170720043911

hey losers i was working on chapter one again so everything wouldnt seem as rushed

this is straightaway after rain hears the omen whisper, hope you like jewelry

Startled, Rain looked about, but everything was still and the same. Unsure, she glanced down at the emerald ring on her index finger. She grinned foolishly, as she always did, for the ring caused thoughts of Rain’s father to occur- and how Rain was eternally grateful for her father.

The ring composed of an adjustable band of silver that had symmetrical, golden raindrops running down the sides from the set emerald. There were several emeralds, the largest being pear-shaped (as her sister Sparrow and her father called it, though Rain preferred raindrop-shaped), and it lay where the v-shaped band pointed out.

The smaller emeralds adorned both sides of the point, duller and less pointed raindrops. Rain liked emeralds but would have much preferred sapphires, for she liked blue and it would match her dark blue eyes. Nevertheless, Rain loved the ring, wearing it daily. Her father had her wear it at birth though it fell off constantly back then even when the ring was squeezed as tightly as it could go.

Sparrow, at birth, had received a topaz anklet from her father. It was a thick copper band with rhombus-shaped topaz pieces running all along it, as far as Rain could remember. Sparrow did not wear it on a daily basis and it was constantly concealed anyway because she was outside all the time and of course it is cold in Alaska.

Rain’s father was a gemstone enthusiast, and occasionally worked in the jeweler business, but only as a sort of hobby. He was on trips sometimes to different countries and states, and would always bring back souvenirs- some relating to wherever he had gone off to, and of course the most memorable- the gemstones.

Once, Brendan had brought back twin, circular alexandrite stones from Russia after a month trek with some gemologists. He had found more of the rare stone, but the two he had given to Rain and Sparrow were the smallest. Rain was eleven at the time and was delighted, even more so when she found out they could change color.

Both Sparrow and Rain had pouches to keep these gems. Rain normally carried them around in her pocket but Sparrow didn’t because she was afraid they would be targeted.

One of the gems, a small, oval-shaped citrine, was given to Rain by her homeschool teacher, Mrs. Abiworth. Sparrow had gotten a stone from her as well, a round orb of onyx.

Mrs. Abiworth was an old, kind woman. She came every other day not counting Saturdays and Sundays, and taught them just like the typical teacher would. At lunchtime she left for a bit, and returned after.

A week ago Ms. Abiworth had passed away. Rain and Sparrow were extremely upset by this, so Brendan suggested to go traveling for a bit. So they would be going on a trip tomorrow for a whole week.