Walton Merritt

The air in the small flat was thick with tension as Victor and Margaret sat quietly in their room, their

**Diary Entry** *3rd September* “Natalie, I won’t be staying with your son anymoremake sure

Emily and her mother-in-law sat huddled together on an old bed, wrapped in thick layers against the winter chill.

I walked into the bakery with an empty stomach and a heavy heart. She was only eight years old and couldnt

Emily and her best mate, Sophie, were strolling through the park one evening after their classes.

**Stars Shoes** Star was eleven years old and walked barefoot along the cobbled streets of Canterbury.

**Diary Entry A Fathers Unexpected Return** *8th June, London* “He looks like your missing boy,”

Oh, this is such a heartbreaking storyIll adapt it for our English culture, changing everything to fit properly.

Five years ago, Leonard Parkers world collapsedonly to rise from the ashes with a dazzling new light.

**COULDNT LOVE** “Girls, which one of you is Lillian?” The stranger eyed us with a sly, searching