Author: Walton Merritt
“If only you knew what your precious sister was up to in the capital, you wouldnt even mention
“Just put up with it, love! Youre part of a new family now, and youve got to respect their ways.
When Edward discovered he was the father of twins, a strange numbness settled over him. Before Emilys
**Diary Entry 21st June** I cant fathom where this jealousy of yours comes from. Truly, I cant.
“Mum, Dad, hello! You asked us to come overwhats happened?” Emily burst into her parents
Long ago, in the quiet English countryside, the evening air hung heavy with unspoken tension. *”
Granny Mary had made up her mind to die. It was Friday, midday, and after sipping a bowl of millet porridge
Emma had been sitting in the queue for nearly two hours, waiting for her turn with Old Nell.
“Come on, Buster, lets go home,” murmured Alfred Whitmore, stroking the scruffy dogs head. “
The otter with pleading eyes arrived before the fishermen, begging for helpand in gratitude, left behind






