Walton Merritt

William Thompson never imagined he’d spend his golden years in a retirement home in the quiet English

**Diary Entry – 15th May** I’ve always carried those words in my heart, the ones my grandmother and mother

When Gran discovered her grandson wanted to toss her out of the flat, she sold it without a second thought.

“Mum needs a rest.” He said those words every day after our son was born… and until the very end.

“Mum needs a rest.” He said those words every day after our son was born… and until the very end.

I am a mother of two grown sons. My eldest has been married for years and lives in another city, visiting

Tom and I have been together for nearly seven years. We met while studying at university, living in neighboring

Two years have gone by. Not a single word from my daughter since then—she’s erased me from her life.

**A Shaggy Saviour** The steady rhythm of the train rumbling beneath me and the blur of trees outside

When I finally found a love life, my daughter called me crazy and forbade me from seeing my granddaughter.