A dead girl's dolphin ring saved me from something worse

So this is a horror story about dolphin rings. You know, those little dolphin-shaped rings that were everywhere back in the day.

I was in early elementary school. My older sister was like... actually a lot older, maybe 10+ years. She was one of those delinquent kids, the type who'd bring her friends over almost every night during summer break and stress our parents out constantly.

Two people in particular came over literally every single day. One was A hyung, this guy who HATED kids. Like, genuinely hated them. The other was B noona, and she was actually nice.

A hyung would lose it if I went anywhere near my sister's room. He'd scream [Lock the door!] for no reason. But then B noona and the others would be like [Why are you yelling at a kid?] and they'd take my side. B noona would give me snacks or let me hang out in their room.

Honestly? I was terrified of A hyung. He was a GUEST in our house and he just... wasn't kind. He'd click his tongue at me if I got close to my sister's room. Sometimes I'd see him outside and he'd be mad too. It was scary.

B noona though? I loved her. She'd bring me toys and candy whenever she came over. She'd stick up for me against A hyung. If we'd run into each other on the street she'd always say hi first. I didn't really have friends, so she'd actually play with me because she felt bad I was lonely. Her thing was always saying [I wish you were my little sister.]

Right when that awful summer was ending, A hyung suddenly gave me a dolphin ring. He didn't even go to my sister's room. He just walked into MY room, threw it at me, and left. It came in this pink box.

I thought it was weird since it wasn't my birthday or anything, but I was always lonely and I got SO HAPPY thinking maybe A hyung was finally going to be nice to me. It was trendy back then and this was the first gift he ever gave me, so even though it was way too loose on my thumb, I wore it to bed.

Then in the middle of the night my hand suddenly got HOT. Like, so hot I woke up. The ring felt like it was on fire.

I started CRYING. Not like normal crying, but like... the ring was ruined and I was half-asleep and just sobbing. But nobody came to comfort me. I figured it was late, but even my mom who was sleeping next to me wasn't there anymore, which was weird.

Eventually the ring cooled down. I took it off and went to the living room where the lights were on.

My parents were both there looking absolutely TERRIFIED. My mom said [Your sister got in an accident.]

So apparently my sister had gone on a motorcycle into the mountains with some friends to hang out and there was a crash on the way back. I don't remember the details super clearly, but it sounded bad. My parents didn't really know what was happening and they weren't even trying to go to the hospital. They were just sitting there.

I PANICKED. I was screaming [She's going to DIE! We have to go to the hospital!] and crying but they wouldn't move. I literally screamed [I'm going by myself!] and ran to the front door in my pajamas.

Then my dad literally threw his whole body in front of me to stop me. That scared me even MORE so I started crying again.

My mom was trying to comfort me like [C, let's go back to your room, okay?] but her face was absolutely pale and she looked TERRIFIED. Both of them looked... wrong. Like, weirdly wrong.

I looked closer and they were actually dressed to go out, which didn't make sense. And then the doorbell rang.

It was B noona.

[C, I came to pick you up. Let's go see your sister!]

I was like [B noona's here! Let's go see my sister!] but my parents went completely white. My mom grabbed me as hard as she could and my dad started muttering something under his breath. It was SO CREEPY.

I thought my parents had gone INSANE. I started screaming for B noona.

[B noona I'm scared! My sister might die! Mom and Dad are acting weird! B noona! B noona!]

But B noona just kept saying from outside the door [C, come to where your sister is.] Her voice was totally cold. And something about it felt like... she was enjoying this?

[C, come here.]

[B noona I'm scared! Help me!]

Then out of nowhere, the ring A hyung gave me got HOT AGAIN. I tried to take it off but my hand wouldn't move. It was like my hand was stuck in a vice.

Then my throat started hurting. My voice got all weird and wouldn't come out right. And then... it just stopped completely. I couldn't make any sound at all.

My mom was shaking watching my mouth move with no sound coming out.

I LOST IT. I was freaking out even more. And B noona just kept calling me like it was FUN.

And then suddenly I just started SCREAMING without meaning to. Words just came pouring out.

[You're not my sister! My REAL sister is somewhere else! I KNOW what you did! You bullied my friends so I don't have any! Everything you ever gave me was STOLEN! I hate you! You're NOT my sister! GET OUT! Don't you EVER come back here! My family is HERE! Don't try to take me! Don't take me away!]

I had no idea what I was even saying. I didn't know B noona had bullied my friends. I didn't know the candy was stolen. I was so dizzy and panicking so hard that I just... passed out.

When I woke up it was morning.

My mom was crying next to me and my dad looked absolutely exhausted. He told me [The hospital called. Your sister just has a broken leg. We'll go visit her after lunch.]

I didn't understand at the time, but he also said [You should thank A. That ring... you need to keep it safe forever.]

I think you probably get it by now, but... B noona had already died in the accident. She died on impact, before my parents even got the call.

When my parents went to go to the hospital, they saw B noona standing beyond the front door. The girl who was with her had no way of surviving either. So my parents couldn't leave the house.

That ring saved me from whatever she wanted to do.