Sapphire — Sofia Lee

“You brought the box,” the old woman said. Not a question.

Sofia Lee Sapphire had always been told she was named after three different kinds of treasure. sofia lee sapphire

Sofia cupped the pendant in her palm. The stone was cold. She waited. Nothing happened. “You brought the box,” the old woman said

She was on her way to her grandmother’s apartment, the one that smelled of ginseng and old paper. The call had come three days ago: Come home. There’s something only you can fix. “You brought the box

Her grandmother clicked her needles. “You’re a Lee. And a Sofia. And a Sapphire. That’s three kinds of fixing.”