Emily Taylor

**Diary Entry** If only I’d known how it would end… The bus jolted over potholes, the driver cursing

“You’re a monster, Mum! Women like you shouldn’t have children!” Vera had barely started

I FOUND A BABY BY THE RAILWAY TRACKS AND RAISED HER AS MY OWN—25 YEARS LATER, HER PAST CAME KNOCKING “

If only I’d known how it would turn out… The bus jolted over potholes, the driver cursing as he swerved

Puppy Shane and his mum lived just the two of them. Sure, Shane had a dad, but that bloke wasn’t interested in them.

The Puppy Emily and her mum lived alone. Emily had a father, of course, but he didn’t want anything to

James pushed open the window and climbed onto the sill. The dark pavement below both called to him and

Everyone else arrived in flashy cars—sleek limousines, posh sports cars hired just for the evening. But me?

Vadim threw open the window and climbed onto the sill. The black asphalt below seemed to call to him

The Second Chance “Jane, are you heading home?” Her colleague Lucy impatiently tapped her