During a Family Livestream, My Niece Snapped the Bracelet Off My Wrist

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“Can it be repaired?” I asked.

“The structural integrity can be restored,” he said. “But metal has memory. There will be a scar. A fine line where the break was. It will never be exactly as it was.”

“Good,” I said. “Leave the scar.”

They came to my apartment on Thursday evening, all three of them.

The knock was insistent rather than tentative. Through continue reading …