[DAPHNE]
When Zach and I returned home, a large van was already parked outside the house. That’s strange.
Zach headed upstairs while I searched for Mom.
"Mom? Mom?"
"In the room, darling!"
I followed her voice to my parents' bedroom, only to find boxes stacked everywhere.
"Mom?" I frowned, stepping inside. "What’s going on? Why are there so many boxes in your room?"
She glanced up from where she was taping a box shut, looking slightly exhausted. "Come on, Daphne. The holidays is ending tomorrow. Work starts next week."
I nodded, still not quite catching on.
"These boxes are going to the shop," she explained. "Your dad just got the new deliveries."
"Oh… but why didn’t they just take them straight to the shop?"
She sighed. "Your dad wants to do some cleaning before the new stock a
