Mia had used the same style of towels for years without ever wondering about the strange raised line woven across their ends. She assumed it was simply decoration, something manufacturers added to make plain fabric look more expensive. One Saturday morning, while folding laundry, she noticed that every towel in her closet had the same narrow band. Some were old and faded, yet the edges remained surprisingly neat. She ran her fingers across the raised pattern and wondered why that particular section felt different from the rest of the towel.

Mia had used the same style of towels for years without ever wondering about the strange raised line woven across their ends. She assumed it was simply decoration, something manufacturers added to make plain fabric look more expensive. One Saturday morning, while folding laundry, she noticed that every towel in her closet had the same narrow band. Some were old and faded, yet the edges remained surprisingly neat. She ran her fingers across the raised pattern and wondered why that particular section felt different from the rest of the towel.