I stood up so fast my chair scraped hard across the floor.
“What did you do?”
She said quickly, “I sold some of it, and the rest I gave to Ms. Carla at the salon. She made the wig for you.”
She swallowed and looked down. “I knew we couldn’t afford one. And I know you say it’s just hair, but I also know you miss feeling like yourself.”
I laughed through tears.