Cyrus Hargrave

**Diary Entry – 15th June** At first, I thought it was just another sweet, ordinary moment.

The blizzard was absolutely savage. Roads were buried—no way to walk or drive. The front door wouldn’t

**Diary Entry – 16th March** The thoughts in my head are a tangled mess—jealousy and resentment bubbling

A dazzling sunbeam slipped through the curtains, illuminating the tense faces gathered around the dinner

“Blimey, who’re you?” came a deep voice from the bedroom as Rebecca opened the door to her flat.

Alice froze when she heard her mother-in-law’s words. Her fingers loosened of their own accord

**Diary Entry** *Saturday Morning* The knock at the door startled me. I tightened my bathrobe and opened

The evening light filtered softly through the lace curtains. Emily set two plates on the table and glanced

**Wednesday, 12th May** *”Would you like sausages or scrambled eggs?”* Emily asked, balancing

**A Mother’s Silence** Evelyn was seventy-two when her own son turned her out of his home—all for one