The Sunday Hat
Elena stood before the mirror, the silver needle catching light as she mended the loose brim of her mother's Sunday hat. The felt was soft as memory, worn thin by decades of church...
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Elena stood before the mirror, the silver needle catching light as she mended the loose brim of her mother's Sunday hat. The felt was soft as memory, worn thin by decades of church...
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