The Sapphire Ring

The Sapphire Ring: Part One by Christopher Wilkinson
29 October 2006
She was on her way to the meeting. She was expecting success, and had dressed for it. A fine silk jacket covered an emerald green blouse. The dress was blue. Her leather shoes matched her handbag...

The Sapphire Ring: Part Two by Christopher Wilkinson
30 October 2006
For a moment that might have been an eternity, she melted within the aura of love that was all she could feel. She calmly regained her awareness. Everything seemed thick with a kind of splendor. She found she was alone...

The Sapphire Ring: Part Three by Christopher Wilkinson
07 November 2006
She sang to an audience of a thousand faces. In the dim light she could see the eyes looking out at her. She adjusted the lace on the collar, and noticed that the light refracting out from her sapphire ring sparkled across the crowd...

The Sapphire Ring: Part Four by Christopher Wilkinson
16 November 2006
She found herself alone in the lady’s room. A relief. She walked across the carpet to the basin. Without looking up, she drew water and lifted it to her face. Again and again she washed her tired eyes, felt the water cleanse deep into her skin...