The attic treasure

Your goalI can say whose things are and when they went missing.

Prepare the wordsPremium

Meet the 5 words of this scene before you read. You can also go straight to the story.

Your suitcase is in the attic, where Anne put it. You take the old key from the raincoat ("Keep it," she said; now you know why) and climb the ladder from the top landing, past Jack's door; Nicky follows. This is the X on her map, and there is a small round window, just big enough for a cat. Under the roof: buttons, a spare key, the computer mouse from the office, Tom's pen, the candle "10", the toy thermometer, the mouthpiece. Whose is what, and when did it go? "Your flat was empty for a long time," says Nicky. "It was his flat. And his things."

My suitcase is in the attic. The key is still in the raincoat.
My suitcase is in the attic. The key is still in the raincoat.
My suitcase is in the attic. The key is still in the raincoat.
My suitcase is in the attic. The key is still in the raincoat.
Nicky is suddenly on the stairs, as if from nowhere.
Nicky
Are you going upstairs? Me too!
Are you going upstairs? Me too!
Nicky? What are you doing here?
Nicky? What are you doing here?
Nicky? What are you doing here?
Nicky? What are you doing here?
Nicky
I’m always here.
I’m always here.
Nicky
Here! The red cross on the map.
Here! The red cross on the map.
And a little window. Good for Milo.
And a little window. Good for Milo.
And a little window. Good for Milo.
And a little window. Good for Milo.
Nicky
Look! Your key from the first day.
Look! Your key from the first day.
It disappeared on the first evening!
It disappeared on the first evening!
It disappeared on the first evening!
It disappeared on the first evening!
Nicky
Tom’s pen. And the mouse from the office.
Tom’s pen. And the mouse from the office.
The ten from the birthday cake!
The ten from the birthday cake!
The ten from the birthday cake!
The ten from the birthday cake!
Nicky
My thermometer. I did not find it after your doctor’s appointment.
My thermometer. I did not find it after your doctor’s appointment.
Jack’s mouthpiece. He did not find it after the festival.
Jack’s mouthpiece. He did not find it after the festival.
Jack’s mouthpiece. He did not find it after the festival.
Jack’s mouthpiece. He did not find it after the festival.
Why does he bring everything here?
Why does he bring everything here?
Why does he bring everything here?
Why does he bring everything here?
Nicky
Your flat was empty for a long time. Milo lived there. Now you live there. That is why his things are upstairs.
Your flat was empty for a long time. Milo lived there. Now you live there. That is why his things are upstairs.
In the middle of the attic lies your suitcase, open. Milo is asleep inside.
Milo! That is my suitcase.
Milo! That is my suitcase.
Milo! That is my suitcase.
Milo! That is my suitcase.
Nicky
Look on top.
Look on top.
My photo from the festival. Milo is sleeping on it.
My photo from the festival. Milo is sleeping on it.
My photo from the festival. Milo is sleeping on it.
My photo from the festival. Milo is sleeping on it.
Nicky
His favourite things. He likes you too!
His favourite things. He likes you too!