Ruby had jet black hair . Neither did she have red rosy cheeks . all rosiness lost in the swarthiness of her dusky complexion . Ruby had a large heart and guts . She made this apparent when she was asked to display her gems at an impromptu catwalk at a party. It was one of those parties , which are remembered only by the degree of mirth generated by coercing portly matrons to shake their booty on the dance floor,and by recollecting the names of esteemed personages who pass out in the end .
Ruby was small, dark and wore jeans and T-shirt to the party. An unforgivable error. She walked down the make shift aisle and stood at the “display” end , and requested for the mike . She then began , “I bring to you, my million dollar smile , eyes that shine like diamonds , a heart that is rare as Kohinoor, and a name of the costliest red gem ever discovered . I am, your honour, (here she took a little bow) Ruby.”
Normally listless, the crowd erupted into thunderous applause .
