**Note to readers, please remember that this is just fiction so there is no point commenting stating the fact that this wouldnt happen etc. This is just an idea of a story i had that i wanted to write and maybe more.....**
I had been pretty down on my luck recently. I got demoted at work due to apparent bad time keeping, my girlfriend broke up with me and I was struggling to pay my rent. I walked through the first like I always did and stopped by a pond. I started skimming stones contemplating my next move. I bent down to pick up what I thought was a stone when I noticed it was a ring. It had an interesting how to it. I looked around to see if anyone had lost it but there was no one there. Curiosity got the best of me and I placed it on my third finger on my right hand. As I moved it into position, it felt like a bolt of lightning shot through my body. I must have passed out as when I woke up the sun was starting to go in.
I was a bit shaken by this and started making my way home. I thought about taking the ring off but then I decided to keep it there.
When I finally got home, I headed into the shower and couldn't stop looking at the ring. I had never seen anything like it before. I had some dinner, watched tv and then headed to bed.
I woke in the morning and looked at the time. I had missed my alarm again and was going to be late for work. No wonder they demoted me I laughed to myself.
I got dressed quickly and headed to work. As I stepped through the office door my boss Sarah was standing there looking at her watch with a face like thunder.
"Paul, I am fed up of this. I don't think it can carry on anymore with you constantly being late!"
'Please don't fire me' I thought to myself. 'I really need this job and can't afford to lose it.'
Sarah's facial expression changed almost immediately as I thought this. "On second thoughts Paul, I know you really need this job and can't afford to lose it so I'm not going to fire you. Just don't let it happen again."
I stood there in shock. Sarah literally repeated my thought word for word. What just happened?
I made my way to my desk and Steve the annoying mail guy who always stops and talks to me was making his way over. 'Bollocks, not him again, I wish he would leave me alone just this once.' No sooner had I finished my thought that Paul walked past me saying "Don't worry Paul, I'm going to leave you alone just this once".
What the hell? It happened again. This was becoming really weird. Let's try something to see if this is actually happening.
I looked around the room and noticed the bitchy secretary who always makes everyone else a drink but seems to ignore me. 'Ask me if I would like a drink'. She stood up and started walking towards me. "Hi Paul, would you like a drink?" Without hesitation I said yes as she went off to make me a tea. I couldn't believe it. I looked down at the ring and it seemed to be glowing. Surely this isn't some sort of mind control ring?! I tried to take it off to see but it was stuck solid to my finger. A tea was placed in front of me as I said thank you and the secretary made her way back to her desk like nothing had happened.