My fingers closed around it before anyone else could touch it.
The blue plastic was scratched along one edge. A thin crack ran through the middle, exactly where I remembered dropping it on the school steps.
I looked up.
"Where did this come from?"
The housekeeper glanced at Victoria before answering.
"It arrived with your personal belongings, Mrs Vale."
"It didn't."
She looked uncertain. "I'm sorry?"
"I packed everything myself."
Victoria stepped closer and looked at the tray.
"Perhaps one of the removal staff found it in another box."
"No." My answer came too fast.
"It wasn't in my house."
Victoria and the housekeeper exchanged a look.
Shadric finally spoke.
"Leave the tray."
The housekeeper obeyed immediately before slipping out of the room.
Victoria studied me for a mom
