Violet
After Sawyer left, I found myself standing in front of the door on the first floor looking at the wood as if it was the most interesting thing in the whole world. I was thinking about my strategy and what approach I should use as I came down the stairs determined to have a talk with Gamma Maeve or probably just Maeve.
I plucked up the courage and lifted my hand to knock on the door. My heart was beating fast and I was nervous. The sound of my knuckles hitting the wood resonated loudly in the silence of the hall. My other hand was holding a tray filled with sweet custard and chocolate pasty with steaming coffee flavoured with a pinch of cinnamon.
Sawyer told me that Maeve loved coffee and the smell of cinnamon. I was juggling the tray on one of my knees, standing on one leg and
