Emily Taylor

The man returned home and, without even removing his shoes or coat, announced, “We need to have

The November wind cut through the skin like knives, while a damp, bone-chilling cold rolled in from the river.

**Diary Entry** When I spotted the dog lying by the bench, I rushed over. My gaze fell on the leash as

My mother and sister saw me as nothing more than a walletthey never truly cared to know me.

Nineteen years later, my mother reappearednow she wants money and a roof over her head. I was ten when

“Did we really build a big house without any proper purpose?”“So we built a grand house

My mother pretends to be ill to avoid work and lives off us. She never had the slightest desire to work.

I severed ties with my familyand for the first time, I can breathe freely. Growing up, I believed family

The relatives didnt waste any timethey just dumped the box of kittens out on the street. Corgi silently

**Diary Entry** Ill never forget the day I found a crying baby in a pram outside my neighbour Lenas door.