Cyrus Hargrave

**A Second Chance** “Jenny, are you heading home?” Her friend Charlotte drummed her manicured

Tom pushed open the window and climbed onto the ledge. The black tarmac below called to him, equal parts

**Diary Entry** *Has she left her daughter with me?* The dreadful thought sent a wave of heat through Valerie.

A Sharp Turn Helen had never lived alone. First with her parents, then married—two years later, she and

No Wedding After All Mary had graduated from teacher training college with honours, dreaming of entering

**Hate** Oliver stepped out of the office building and instinctively headed for the car park, only to

I heard a faint noise and froze mid-step on my way to the station. The biting February wind whipped at

The other girls arrived in sleek motors, some in hired limousines, others in shiny sports cars their

He waited until her wedding day to say goodbye. For years, Oliver had been Emily’s constant companion—her

For weeks, my fifteen-year-old son, Oliver, had been acting strangely. Not in a rude or defiant way