The first time I saw Goldie’s braid catch on the back of her chair, I thought she was going to fall.
She stood too quickly after an event, her braid caught on the chair, and her head jerked backward.
She grabbed the front seat with one hand and the thick rope of hair with the other.
A few kids laughed before they realized she was embarrassed.
Goldie laughed too. That bothered me more than if she’d cried.
My daughter was in the same class as Goldie, so I’d seen her hair plenty of times.
It went past her knees when it was loose.
Even braided, it hung so low that she had to think about it every time she sat down.
Continue on the next page:
