My husband surprised me with a pricey bracelet for our anniversary — but when I returned to the store to get it resized, the saleswoman revealed, “He purchased two of these last week.”

to take anything from you.”

“You didn’t take anything,” I said. “You gave something back.”

Marta put her hand over mine.

“He said our daughter’s name to you,” I told her softly. “For 10 years. Thank you for keeping her alive somewhere when I couldn’t.”

Marta closed her eyes. “She sounded like a wonderful girl.”

“She was.”

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