Walton Merritt

Still Ahead: The Time That Returns On a bleak November evening in the town of Rivermere, thick with the

**Diary Entry – October 12th** The morning was eerily quiet. The stairwell smelled of damp, a mix of

**No Turning Back: A Mistake That Can’t Be Undone** Christopher stood by the window of his new flat in

Emily had spent all day bustling around the kitchen—after all, it was her birthday. She wanted everything

—Why are you home so early?…— Alex mumbled, fumbling with his shirt buttons—he’d even done them up wrong.

**The Return of Coco: A Love Stronger Than Pain** Five years ago, in a quiet suburb of Manchester, my

Tom and I have known each other for fifteen years, but we only became close friends a couple of years

I don’t have much time left… But you came. Terry lit his fourth cigarette in a row, but he barely tasted

Secrets in Plain Sight On a dreary evening, while sorting through old belongings in her parents’ house

The Magic of an Unlikely Union On a crisp spring evening during the May bank holiday, I found myself