The house was thick with silence, broken only by the crackling of the fire in the hearth. Margaret Thompson, her face lined with tired wrinkles, watched...
**Diary Entry 14th of June** Half my life, Ive lived alone. Not that I never marriedmy husband walked out on me just a year after the...
“It seems youve forgotten that this flat is minebought before the wedding!” I said coolly when I heard my husband confidently giving orders about my home....
The Other Mother-in-Law When Emily stepped into the flat, she spotted her mother-in-laws shoes right in the middle of the hallway. Any hope of a quiet...
“Get out of here, you filthy old man!” they shouted after him, shoving him out of the hotel. Only later did they discover who he truly...
**Diary Entry 17th May** *”Think what you like, but you’ll never prove a thing,”* my mother-in-law hissed, her words sharp as a knife, leaving me with...
The Last Chance Emily lay curled up on the sofa, clutching her stomach. Everything ached, throbbed, and reminded her of what was coming. The same thing...
Rahmats Unexpected Blessing In that little town tucked at the edge of nowhere, like the last speck of dust on a map, time didnt move by...
“Ive been sick of you since our wedding night! You disgust me! Leave me alone!” my husband spat at me on our anniversary. Id spent weeks...
“If you think I dont do anything for you, try living without me!” Emma snapped. That evening, the silence in their house felt heavier than ever....
“This isnt some random fling, Victoria. Ive been living a double life for seventeen years,” Dominic said, nervously spinning a...
On her way to the shop, Emily suddenly recognised the mother of her first true love in the older woman...
After descending the slope toward the waters edge, Michael sized up the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of...
“Father, please… dont come to the school today, all right?” “Why, Emmeline? Dont you want me to see you receive...
Emma stepped back into her own home from the maternity wardand there, in the kitchen, stood a second fridge. “That...
On her way to the shop, Emily suddenly recognised the mother of her first true love in the elderly woman...
After descending the slope leading to the water, Michael assessed the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of the...
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman murmured, staring blankly out the car window as though lost in a daze....
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman asked softly, peering out the car window as if the world outside made...
“Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, gazing at the woman hunched over the table with bare, pleading eyes....