108- A Garner

Ashley Walters pov

“One more thing, Sarah.” I asked her once we were over our giggling session, “I want an honest answer for this one.”

She nodded sincerely, “Yes, Ashley. What is it?”

“I think you have something that belongs to me.” This brought confusion to her eyes. She kept looking at me until understanding dawned on her face.

I nodded at her and folded my arms on my chest, “My suitcase.”

“It’s still in the attic.” She said, “I took out the papers and handed them over to someone.”

“Handed over?” I cocked a brow at her, “Means you don’t have it anymore?”

“No,” she bobbed her head, “I gave it to someone to … to check the authenticity.”

“What?” before I could say anything further, she explained quickly.

“I wanted to find your parents, Ashley.”

“And why would you do that?” I frowned at her, “I thought you hated me.”

“Exactly,” she smiled, “I hated you. That’s why I was looking for your parents. My understanding was that once I would locate them, it would be easier to send you away. Yo