Diamonds in the Rough
There was a jingle as I opened the door and stepped into the little jewelry store on fifth street. It was a small family owned business that had been there for a long time on a street that had seen better years. The neighborhood had really gone downhill recently and business had suffered across the board. I showed up at five to nine and knocked on the door. The woman behind the desk pressed a buzzer that let me in. That was the kind of neighborhood it was now. As I entered the girl behind the counter came forward and greeted me warmly. She was a petite girl, maybe 5’1” with pale white skin and long dark hair that naturally curled down around her shoulders like Elizabeth Mastrantonio (the chick that played Maid Marion in …