Later that night, Clara pulled her own nail clipper out of her travel bag to inspect it.
She held the metal lever up to the bedroom lamp and squinted through the tiny hole.
To her absolute astonishment, a faint, microscopic serial number was etched along the inner rim.
It matched the exact wartime manufacturing batch Brenda had described over dinner.
She smiled, realizing the world is full of hidden secrets if you just know where to look.
Never underestimate the ordinary objects sitting quietly in your drawers.
Sometimes, they hold stories that can completely change your view of reality.
