“Daddy, dont go! Please, dont leave us! Dad, dont buy me anything else, or for Alfie either. Just stay with us! We dont need toy cars...
For two weeks, the cat kept appearing at the window. The staff couldnt believe it when they found out why. Emily burst into the staff roomyoung,...
“If you think I dont do anything for you, try living without me!” snapped Emily. That evening, the silence in the house felt heavier than usual....
Every afternoon after leaving secondary school, Thomas walked along the cobbled streets with his backpack slung over one shoulder and a wildflower carefully cradled between his...
The taxi pulled up by the iron gates of the cemetery. A young man stepped out and approached the flower seller at the entrance. “Twelve tulips,...
**Diary Entry** I still dont quite know why Emily started knitting those baby booties. Her daughter was already forty. Two years ago, shed been widowed, never...
“Dont worry, Simon! Cheer up! At least you had a brilliant New Years Eve!” Here he was, back in his hometown. Simon stepped off the platform,...
Go to the kitchen, now! I heard my husband sayand something inside me snapped. Emily stared at her phone screen. For the fourth time in half...
“You said you married me because I was ‘convenient’ today!” Sophie stood in the kitchen, clutching her coffee cup as the steam curled up, burning her...
The Child No One Could Make Speak… Until She Came Along Lillian’s mother had been poorly for years. Every day was a struggle, but even in...