**He Is Not My Child** “He is not my son,” the millionaire declared coldly, his voice echoing through the marble foyer. “Pack your things and leave....
When John arrived at the maternity ward that day, his heart raced with excitement. He clutched a bunch of balloons that read Welcome Home, and in...
She came home to find no husband and none of his belongings. “Whats with that look?” Zoe smirked. “Stan just wanted to prove hes a catch....
**A Lesson in Control** *Diary Entry* The call came late at night, the voice on the other end distorted and cold. *”We have your daughter. Bring...
“Of course, everyone remembers perfectly well” “I dont remember because it never happened!” Peter Redford said seriously, looking at her with his honest, old-man eyes. The...
“Shut it,” the husband snapped, tossing his suitcase onto the floor. “I’m leaving you and this dump you call a life.” “A dump?” Emily turned slowly...
On the day of their golden wedding anniversary, Henry finally confessed he had loved another woman his entire life. “Not that one, Henry, not that one!...
Ignatius, wounded by his mothers behaviour, resolved to live apart from her. “You dont respect me at all!” The bitter echo of his mothers anger crackled...
**Diary Entry 12th June** “Bugger off back home, Mumyou’ve had your fun at our cottage,” my wife said, shooing her mother-in-law off the property. Emma still...
At twenty, Emily Parker had no idea what life had in store for her. She was studying at university, deeply in love with her boyfriend Daniel,...
A year had gone by since her only son, James, passed away. The funeral had been small, but Eleanors grief...
Spotting the dog lying by the bench, she rushed over. Her gaze fell on the leash carelessly left behind by...
Spotting the dog lying by the bench, she rushed over. Her gaze fell on the leash, carelessly left behind by...
My mother and sister saw me as nothing more than a walking walletthey never bothered to care about who I...
Long ago, in a small town near Manchester, I was raised in a house that never truly felt like a...
Nineteen years later, my mother reappearednow she wants money and a roof over her head. I was ten years old...
**Diary Entry 12th March** Its been nineteen years, and now shes backasking for money, a place to stay. I was...
I finally cut ties with my familyand for the first time, I can breathe. Growing up, I believed family was...
The relatives wasted no timethey simply dumped the box of kittens onto the street. Corgi trotted after them without a...
I cut ties with my familyand for the first time, I can breathe freely. Growing up, I believed family was...