That got the tiniest breath out of her, but her eyes filled anyway.

There’s a girl in my class named Millie, » she said. « She’s in remission, but her hair still hasn’t grown back right. Today the boys laughed at her in science. She cried in the bathroom, Mom. I heard her. »

Letty held up the ribboned hair. « I looked it up. Real hair can go into wigs. And mine won’t be enough by itself, but maybe it can help. »