He wore that chain for as long as I can remember. Then suddenly it was gone, and he told everyone he'd "stopped wearing it for religious reasons." Very casual about it.
I found the pawn shop receipt tucked in his file of papers, completely by accident, while looking for something else. Just sat there holding it for a minute.
I've never brought it up. Not to him, not to my sister, not to anyone. Because some sacrifices are meant to stay quiet - even from the people they were made for. If he wanted us to know, he'd have told us. So I let him keep his story.