Author: Cyrus Hargrave
The phone rang at exactly seven in the morning, just as Lydia was heading to the kitchen to put the kettle on.
**”The Door Will Stay Closed”** “Mum, open the door! Mum, please!” Her son’s
Ten Years Wasted “What on earth are you saying, Emily?!” cried Charlotte, snatching the cold
The Uninvited Party Margaret Whitmore adjusted her third outfit of the evening before the mirror when
“Bloody hell, Lydia, how could you let this happen?” shouted Valerie Thompson, their neighbor
The guests had left, but the bitterness lingered. “Mum, how can you say such things?”
“Mum, have you lost your mind completely?” Edward’s voice trembled with fury. “
Philip slammed the fridge door shut, clutching a can of lager. “Who do you think you are, telling
The Note on the Fridge Margaret Hamilton woke at half six, as she always did. It was still dark outside
“I Tried to Be Nice!” “Margaret, I’m telling you for the last time! Either move your









