La vida

**Diary Entry 12th October** I missed the train. Standing there on the empty platform, I couldnt hold

So, I suggested to my mum that she could stay with us for a month after the babys born, and she decided

Margaret Hayes walked through the streets of a small town near Winchester, on her way to pick up her

Andrew was stuck at the office again, pulling a late shift. Ellie was at the kitchen table, staring at

**The Day I Realised Id Lived with a Monster** For eleven years, I thought I had a familya wife, two

Andrew was still stuck at the office when the night finally slipped away. Emily was alone at the kitchen

They mocked me for being a “country bumpkin,” though they came from the back of beyond themselves…

Three sleepless nights have left my mind tangled in guilt, gnawing at me like a starving beast, refusing

Red coat of your mum It hurts, does it, love? Not at all, dear Ethel, off to bed you go. I stared at