Author: Harlan Covington

**The Pink Scarf** I buried my husband two years ago. He was seventeen years my senior. I was twenty-nine

After supper, Emily curled up on the sofa with a book, sinking into the heroine’s adventures.

The past won’t let go until you make it right… The café was packed. Victor had booked a table in advance

Emma turned the key slowly and stepped quietly into the flat. No matter how hard she tried to shut the

**Diary Entry – 31st May 2024** “Hello, Masha,” the phone crackled with Sophie’s voice. “

A young woman with her own flat dreamed of getting married… “Look at that, another one married off.

“Wait for Me, Miss Eleanor Whitmore!” The bell rang, and the school corridors gradually emptied.

It was all because of you… The July heat was unbearable—the air thick, heavy with humidity and dust.

Life is Full of Surprises “Mum, I’m off,” said Emily, poking her head into the kitchen.

It feels like we were never apart… Every day, Emily walks home, hoping that Jack will return.