Emily Taylor

**The Silence of a Woman Is Not Always Weakness: The Story of Emily**They say women forgive out of love

**Diary Entry – 12th March** In a city of hurried buildings stretching to touch the grey English

In the darkest, most secluded corner of the municipal animal shelter, where even the fluorescent lights

Margaret was folding the freshly laundered tea towelsnew ones, with a delicate rose patternwhen her phone buzzed.

James and I had been married for seven years. From the very day of our wedding, I agreed to live with

He sat down at the table, looking every bit the vagrant, but when he spoke, the café fell silent.

I step out into the rain with Michael in my arms, my feet landing on the wet pavement. Drips of water

Eleanor stepped back into the presidential suite with her heart clenched tight. Everything felt familiar

Everyone fell silent when, among the guests, twelve tall men appeared in full naval ceremonial uniform

Her father married her off to a beggar because she was born blindbut what happened next left everyone