Yesterday morning Poppy cranked her phone up to full tilt, just in case. Deep down she knew he wouldnt text. The feeling was like the ominous...
Dad Bill came back from a business trip looking oddly pensive, his mind clearly elsewhere. Dont tell me youve fallen in love? his wife, Margaret, joked...
I still recall the day I told him I was leaving. Im walking out, Edward! I shouted, my voice rattling the thin walls of the flat...
Think Ill be running after you? I shouted. Ive got a whole bunch of you for a pennyworth. Then go and buy your own bunch for...
I thought my marriage was going smoothly until a friend asked me a blunt question. I wed very young, falling headoverheels for James. We dated for...
Dont tell me youre seeing her again, Zoe said, her eyes flashing with hurt. David gulped and knocked his spoon off the table. The watch! she...
Do you want me to bring out your suitcase now? Claire asked. Take it! How? the young woman, who had been preparing for a long protest,...
He began to lose the simplest things. At first he could not recall whether his son preferred strawberry or peach yoghurt. Then the day of his...
My parentsinlaw decided, without asking me, that theyd move in with us when they got old. David, can you hear me? Emma shouted, clutching the phone...
Megan turned up at my flat unannounced, and I shoved her bags into the hallway. Whose leopardprint boots are those in the hallway? I asked, staring...