What they've stolen

It turns out that the books were just out of place. The only thing missing from the study is the tree root. I don’t know who else would want that, who else has been there, who else Angela or Norman told. Angela still says she doesn’t know what it was.

I didn’t sleep last night. I spent the night on the sofa and fell asleep this morning after daybreak. Angela and Norman have been moving round me quietly until we had time to check the study properly. I have a cut on the side of my head so I don’t want anyone else coming round, but that leaves me alone with these two and their stories of magic.