**Diary Entry** *”Time to meet the sharks,” my daughter-in-law murmured before shoving me overboard. My son stood by, grinning, as the waves swallowed me whole. His...
“Time to meet the sharks,” my daughter-in-law murmured before shoving me overboard. My son stood by, grinning, as the waves swallowed me whole. His aim? To...
**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...
Another Mother-in-Law When Charlotte stepped into the flat, she immediately spotted her mother-in-laws shoes right in the middle of the hallway. It was clear thered be...
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...
The first bell hasnt rung yet when Oliver Carter shuffles into St. Georges Secondary, head bowed, hoping to go unnoticed. But children always notice. “Look at...
The morning bell hadnt yet chimed when Oliver Whitby slunk into St. Albans Secondary, shoulders hunched, praying no one would glance his way. But they always...
My wife Charlotte passed away five years ago. I raised our daughter Sophie on my own. We went to my best mate Williams wedding to celebrate...
My wife Charlotte passed away five years ago. Ive been raising our daughter Amelia on my own ever since. We attended my closest friend Olivers wedding,...
Oliver Whitmore had always been the shining star of the Whitmore family. From childhood, he was the pride of his affluent parents, well-respected pillars of their...
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...