But not a single year went by without me thinking about her.
Not one.
Then last week, everything shifted.
I was on a business trip in another region, exhausted after a long day, when I stopped by a supermarket.
That’s when I saw her.
A little girl—maybe nine or ten—standing on her toes, reaching for a box of cookies just out of reach.
And on her wrist…
I saw it.
The bracelet.
I recognized it instantly.