The Illusion of a Prince Shattered He wasnt the prince of her dreams Emily had met Daniel just after he returned from military service. He looked...
My sister-in-law decided that we were the ones obligated to spoil her childrenand only us. I married Daniel nearly eight years ago. A kind man, always...
“Where are you going? Weve come to visit you!” “I cant stand your sister!” exclaimed Emily, grimacing. “She drives me mad!” “Youre not alone in that,”...
Everything seemed normal raising our tripletsuntil one of them started saying things no seven-year-old should know. We brought up our boys the same way, but one...
Three years after my husband left me for a childhood friend, an unexpected run-in at a petrol station made me smile When my husband started pulling...
Laughter at the Poor Girl: A Fateful Encounter At a lavish party in a grand mansion in an affluent neighbourhood of Windsor, Emily and her daughter...
Im sitting in the kitchen of our little flat in Manchester, clutching a cup of tea thats gone cold, tears of anger burning in my throat....
Homeless and Hopeless: A Desperate Search for Shelter Emily had nowhere to go. Truly, nowhere at all. “I could stay a few nights at the train...
A Hasty Farewell: A Goodbye from the Car and the Return Home He stepped out of the car and bid his lover a tender goodbye before...
I became an orphan at six years old when my mother died giving birth to my little brother. I still remember it clearlyhow we were already...
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....
**Diary Entry 23rd December, 1985** *”Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, staring at the woman sitting at the...
One day, my dads new wife showed up with a big box of sweets and two little poodles wagging their...