Strangers advanced, circling in a frantic search, awakening her to the sound of their heightened conversation.
“What’s wrong?” she grumbled.
“Lost her ring,” the man announced.
“Tucked it inside a towel before swimming,” his partner insisted.
Upon receiving no favourable news, they sped along the shoreline.
As waves recoiled into the sea, the sunbather rose to leave. A shiny object caught her attention. Grasping, holding it, she dashed. Then, stopped to look down.
The ring was no longer in her hand.