The Quiet Tax
The last thing I put on is the first thing anyone sees. The coat is your first sentence in a conversation you didn't start.
The Only Jewelry That Participates
I still wear one that was given to me. It loses two minutes a month. I've never fixed it. Those minutes belong to the woman who gave it to me. I keep them intact.
The Coat That Outlasted Everything
She reaches for the same one every time. Not the newest. Not the most expensive. The one that disappeared into her life so completely she forgot it was a purchase at all.