“What the hell are you doing in my laptop?” Alex snapped, towering over Emily. Shed never seen him like this before. Emily had just come home...
**Diary Entry** Son, please look after your sick sister. Dont abandon her! Mum whispered, her voice trembling. Listen, son she breathed, barely audible. Every word was...
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...
Every afternoon, as he left the grammar school, Thomas walked along the cobbled streets with his satchel slung over one shoulder and a wildflower carefully cradled...
**”The Blue Shirt”** Emma thought her husband was just in a bad mooduntil she found the divorce papers hidden in his desk. “Wheres my blue striped...
Divorce in May: He left for someone younger and prettier and slammed the door I parted ways with my husband in May. He walked out, slamming...
**Diary Entry** *12th October 2023* Youre going to see her again? Emily fixed her husband with a cold stare. Daniel barely glanced up as he tied...
Ellen was just finishing the washing up after breakfast when her mother-in-law, Margaret, phoned. Little six-month-old Oliver was peacefully napping in his pram on the balcony,...
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...
**Diary Entry A Lesson in Boundaries** After breakfast, sweet Emily washed the dishes while her mother-in-law, Margaret, rang. Little six-month-old Oliver was peacefully asleep in his...
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...
**Diary Entry 15th May, 2024** Every day, I walk to my grandsons school. Im not a teacher or staffjust a...
One afternoon, my fathers second wife appeared at our doorstep. In her hands was a box full of sweets, and...