Gemotions

He had walked into the pawn shop expecting nothing. He was searching for a missing part to his old watch. But there, in a display case crammed with forgotten treasures, was a sight that made him stop in his tracks. A laugh escaped him.

He cleared his throat. “Uh, excuse me?” he said, gesturing towards the ring.

The shopkeeper, a woman with a severe expression, sighed and shuffled over. As she retrieved it, the diamond caught the light, and his heart leaped. It was his grandmother's, no doubt about it. He imagined her telling the story of how she got the ring, and his smile widened.