Author: Emily Taylor
Elizabeth stands frozen as Jonathan’s trembling voice cuts through the silence. “
Outside my window, dusk was gathering, and Mum still hadn’t returned. Emily, spinning the wheels of her
Margaret Stephens brushed dust off the photo frame showing her younger self in a white coat with colleagues.
The streetlamps glowed over Manchester as darkness settled, and still Mum hadn’t returned.
Helen slammed her palm onto the little kitchen table. “Enough silence! Ten years I’
Gregory faltered when he discovered the girl was a full twelve years younger than him. He was thirty;
Arthur stood before the familiar door, the brass plaque unchanging, his courage sinking. A cumbersome
Nina was rushing home. It was already past ten in the evening, and she couldn’t wait to get inside, have
“Speak up!” Emma’s palm slammed the table. “I’ve put up with it for ten
“You don’t belong in this family!” “You don’t belong here!” Helen’s voice









