A Pendant
This object is important because it is the only material memory left of my maternal grandmother. She never wore jewelry, not even a wedding band. Most likely, she didn’t have any jewelry to wear. I remember her in the same housedress for all occasions. My maternal grandparents lived their little lives in constant fear of something, a choked-up life of deprivation, one can say. The only sweet memory, the only luxury they had was Grandma’s piano that she played from time to time (she couldn’t...