Tidbit

tidbit - a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)
from Merriam-Webster English Dictionary

What an interesting word! Tidbit. Tidbit. Tidbit.

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She'd never really cared for jewelry.
The gold hoop earrings, the diamond-studded bracelet, the beautiful jade ring with her initials graved into it. It was too flashy, annoying. An extra reminder of something that she didn't want to belong to anymore.
Legs strung across the edge of the bridge, she hummed a gentle melody as she emptied the box into her lap. Silver chains, charm bracelets, jeweled brooches in the shape of hummingbirds. Too many memories. Too much to store.
Taking a deep breath she began to sort through them, remembering each ring, each bracelet, each pin. John. Bradley. Sam. Neil. She whispered their names aloud as she tossed each trinket over the edge, listening to the satisfying plop of metal hitting the water. They were all gone, drowned, taking with them the bitter remains of all the creeps who'd taken more than they'd asked for.
Soft gurgling sounds filled the silence as each now useless item floated to the bottom of the creek. For a minute she sat there in the quiet, listening to her own thoughts, watching the jewelry disappear from her sight and the pain disappear from her heart.
"I can't be bought."

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TIDBIT.