blankets, wiped the small table near the front window, and moved some old papers from the guest room. Then I opened the bottom drawer of an old wooden cabinet in the hallway.
That was when I found it.
It was lying under a piece of folded cloth, almost like someone had put it there years ago and forgotten about it. The object was small, dark, and oddly shaped. One end was long and pointed. The other end was curved and worn smooth, like it had been held by many hands
