Walton Merritt

**Everything Will Be As I Want It** Eleanor Whitaker sat in her rocking chair, knitting needles clicking

**Could You Not Love Me?** *Diary Entry* “Listen up, girls—who here is Lily?” The stranger

Emily clenched the test results in her fist, the paper damp from sweat. The corridor of the clinic was

**Diary Entry** I’ve been pacing the flat all evening, restless, unable to settle. For days now, Daniel

**Diary Entry** I did what I thought was right. “Hello, Katie, can’t talk long—they’

Oh wow, my marriage came back to life… after the renovation. I thought we’d forgotten how to feel anything.

Right, so I overheard this chat on the bus the other day—some girl saying to someone, “My dad’s so successful

“Stingy Man’s Tears” “Where are you off to, all dressed up?” the neighbour asked

Lara had long since learned to love Ewan in silence. It was easier than risking twenty years of friendship

Stubborn Mothers When Oliver and Emily got married, both families were overjoyed. Natalie, Oliver’s mother