**Diary Entry 12th October** “Mum, maybe we should just let her wander off and get lost. Itd be easier for everyone,” I said defiantly. “Mum, honestly,...
“You said today you married me because I was ‘convenient’!” Sophie clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white. Mark shrugged, barely looking up from his newspaper....
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,...
**Diary Entry 25th March** Nina kept pleading with me. “Emily, honestly, nothing truly awful happened! Men slip up sometimesgot carried away, couldnt stop himself in time....
“Oh, what are we doing here? Why are we breaking into someone elses house?” “Its over, Emily. I want a real familychildren. You cant give me...
The terrible truth came to light by pure chance. My four-year-old sister, Lucy, had developed an umbilical hernia. The doctors said not to delaythe sooner they...
**Diary Entry** Half my life, Ive lived alone. Not that I didnt marryJohn left me a year after the wedding, just when our daughter Emily was...
The air was thick with tension as I stood in the doorway, my voice icy. “Seems you’ve forgotten this flat is minebought before we married.” My...
**The Second Mother-in-Law** When Emily stepped into the flat, she immediately spotted her mother-in-laws shoes right in the middle of the hallway. Any hope of a...
“Get out of here, you filthy old man!” they shouted after him as they threw him out of the hotel. Only later did they find out...