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

“Hi,” she said when she reached me. Her voice was smaller than I remembered.

“Hi,” I said.

She had faint smudges under her eyes. The kind left by crying late and sleeping badly. She glanced at my wrist. Her eyes found the bracelet and stayed there.

“You got it fixed,” she said.

“Yes.”

“What’s that line?”

“The scar,” I said. “From where it broke.”

She swallowed.continue reading …