Walton Merritt

The dreadful truth came to light by sheer chance. My four-year-old sister, Lucy, had developed an umbilical hernia.

Early Spring Little four-year-old Emily was eyeing the “newcomer” in their neighbourhooda

**Diary Entry** *10th June* I never meant to hurt you, Tanya, but I cant live with you. “

**Sand Through the Fingers** The silence in the house was thick as treacle, broken only by the crackling

“Im not cooking for everyone anymore! Just for me and Annie.”“Why on earth not?”

Oh, Ive got this story to tell youits a bit of a rollercoaster. So, Ive spent half my life on my own.

Seems youve forgotten this flat is minebought before we married, I said coolly as I overheard my husband

“Get out of here, you disgusting old man!” they shouted after him as they threw him out of

“Natalie, hello. Its Emily, your future daughter-in-law. Id like to meet and talk. When and where

Oh, the mother-in-law When Eleanor walked into the flat, she spotted her mother-in-laws shoes right in