“That’s the biggest rock I’ve ever seen”, Meena exclaimed looking at the ring on her finger. “Oh Adnan, I love you so much!” and gave her new fiancé a big hug.
They had only known each other a few weeks. Adnan’s family was very skeptical of her since they didn’t know much about her and she didn’t seem to have any family of her own. But Adnan insisted she was the love of his life.
The next day Meena visited a jewelry shop and came out with a bag full of cash. She looked around. It was time to move on.
A mom's blog 
Dear Zainab,
This one left me laughing. Adnan’s parents were right, weren’t they? What a little gold didgger and a good story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks. Poor Adnan. Left him heartbroken, and that was his grandmother’s ring.
I guess she subscribed to Marilyn Monroe’s diamond policy.
A kiss may be grand
But it won’t pay the rental
On your humble flat
Or help you at the automat.
Men grow cold
As girls grow old,
And we all lose our charms in the end.
But square-cut or pear-shaped,
These rocks don’t lose their shape.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
Thanks for reading!
Love that song.
that was my first thought when I read your story! Diamonds are a girls best friend – even if she carries them to the jewelry shop! Great!
Liebe Grüße
Carmen
Thanks!
I see where you got the inspiration for a big rock from the picture. 🙂 Poor guy. I hope he has better luck in the future and Part 2 of this isn’t him hunting her down.
Part 2 is probably her finding another naive victim and hopefully adnan will find a nice girl to settle down with. He’s not the sort to go after her to take revenge though he does feel for the loss of his grandmother’s ring that he gave her.
Thanks for reading!
Cash and carry is her motto. I wonder how many times she has done this.
Many times unfortunately, that’s how she gets by. Thanks for reading.
Great take on the prompt, and a nice sharp ending.
Thank you for reading!
If he had the money for a rock that big I’m surprised she didn’t stick around for awhile to milk some more out of him. Nice story.
There’s a long history behind that. She was jilted once and her would be fiance never turned up to put the ring on her finger. Now she meets nice unassuming chaps with some money and flees after she gets the ring. Besides the ring he gave her was a family ring given to him by his grandmother for his bride.
I like where you went with the rock idea. I hope they find her!
janet
Ah she’s not one to be found. She’s probably looking for another chap to con already.
Thanks for reading!
Nice story — I, too, liked that you took “the rock” and went in a unique direction.
Thank you. I thought the rock was rather striking in the picture.
I thought she was going to turn into a mermaid. An excellent twist so well written.
Meena the mermaid! That would have been interesting. Maybe another time 😉
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Great opening line! I loved the route this story took, what a wicked lady Meena is.
She sure is. It’s a habit with her unfortunately. Thanks for reading.
I really loved your opening! HA! Ending; perfect! 😀
Thank you so much for reading!
Wow. Devilish one this girl. Great ending.
Yes she sure is one to keep away from.Thanks for reading.
Poor Adnan 😦
I wonder how many other poor fellows she’s pulled this one on? Great story!
Quite a few, I’m sure and she’s very good at it too. Thanks for reading.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, after all 😉
Yes they sure are!
You surprised me with this one!
🙂 Thanks for reading.
Wow, and ouch!
🙂
Zainad, this is a bit of a diversion from your usual… just a little darker. I didn’t see the funny in it, as I imagine how painful it was for Adnan. Well done, in so few words… we see a relationship bloom and fall apart. Nice!
I try to explore different genre in my stories, humor, tragedy, love story etc. I find it easier to write a shorter version.
Yes it was very painful for Adnan but hopefully he will soon settle down with a nice girl.
Thanks for reading!
I really enjoyed this ! The story is a unique, non-literal interpretation of the photo prompt. And the twist ending– very well done.
Thank you! Somehow the rock really impressed me in the photo.
Terrific story! Totally delightful twist and an original take on the prompt.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Do you have a WordPress site?
Neat tale, well done.
Thanks for reading!
Sounds like she’s a pro.
Yes she is.
You got me. I never saw it coming.
🙂 thanks for reading!
Love it when women can get a little zinger in every now and then. Chalk one up for women who rule! ha, ha…
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I didn’t see that coming, and I guess poor Adnan didn’t, either!
Nope the poor chap was completely unsuspecting.
Treachery! Caught me by surprise.
Adnan was too naive and was just asking for trouble if you ask me.
Thanks for reading.
Poor Adnan! Still, hopefully he’ll learn a lesson. And hopefully, Meena will get her comeuppance one day…
Yes you’re right! But you see Meena has a history as well… but I guess that’s another story..
Aha! There are of course, always reasons for our behaviour….
I love that you didn’t take the obvious path from this photo prompt! Methinks Meena might have done this once or twice before…hope she realizes that what goes around, comes around.
Yes I wanted to do something less obvious. Meena is a pro but she has a history of her own. One day she will learn a lesson though.
Excellent Story. Too bad Meena is after the money and not the man. Her loss and he got out cheap (I hope). Love picture of your son!
Hi there! Thanks for liking the story and the picture of my son. Been changing it around but I think I like the way it is now. 🙂