Emily Taylor

**Diary Entry** I never thought I’d see him like this. Alex loomed over me, his face twisted in a way

Between us, there’s a chasm… After her divorce, Emily couldn’t pull herself together for the longest time.

It was one of those frosty mornings when the world lies still beneath a layer of snow. The night before

As she stepped out of the hospital, Emily collided with a man in the doorway. “Sorry,”

*Are you doing this for your son? Don’t. I’ll start hoping, and you won’t be able to love me.

When I married my husband, Oliver was just six years old. His mother had vanished when he was four—no

**The Weight of Duty** “But it was your idea to take Mum in. I never forced you,” said Gareth to Emily.

“But you were the one who suggested taking Mum in. I never forced you,” said Oliver to Emily.

“You decided to have a baby without a husband? Aren’t you ashamed, Mum?” Lily asked accusingly.

A One-Way Ticket Little Zoe’s mother worked as a maid in a hotel and often brought her daughter along.