a near miss

The ring was a birthday gift from my childhood best friends when I was 13. As soon as they gave it to me, it slipped off and almost rolled straight into a drain, but my friend stepped on it just in time.

That’s how it got its deformed shape, but funnily enough, that’s what makes it fit perfectly now.

It makes me feel nostalgic. I wear it every day, and it’s a constant reminder of the memories it evokes. If I ever lost it, I would greatly miss the memories tied to it and feel as though I’d lost an important part of my childhood.