Cyrus Hargrave

For Me… Emily absently ran the iron over the shirt, the heat of it stifling in the already warm flat.

The Gift Margaret walked through the flat, making sure everything was switched off and left tidy.

**A Holiday for Happiness** All year, we dream of our holiday, plan it, and hope to return happy.

“I Choose You…” On the very first day of university, two girls locked eyes across the lecture hall.

Emily hurried home. The slushy snow hid patches of stubborn ice, and her feet slipped, slowing her down.

Another problem… “Julie, please come with me,” Sima whined. “I don’t want to.

If Not for You… Margaret and Clara had been friends since their earliest days, attending the same

**Evelyn** “How old are you?” Plastic surgeon Dr. Oliver Thorne fixed his gaze on Evelyn’s

The dew hadn’t yet lifted from the grass, the mist slowly retreated to the far bank of the river, and

The dew still clings to the grass as the mist slowly retreats across the riverbank, and the sun edges