La vida

**Diary Entry 12th October** I wanted to surprise my husband today. I decided to visit him at work and

Almost everything will be sold, she whispered, eyes flicking to the man standing in the doorway.

What do you mean theres nothing for dinner? We didnt come here for your sake! my fatherinlaw objected

Victor Hart was supposed to get home from the office at the usual sevenoclock, the kettle whistling

**Diary Entry** My ex-wife tried to sue me for half the house, but she hadnt reckoned on my foresight.

Silence hung over the flat like a funeral shroud. It was so complete that James Hart didnt even realise

Do you realize, dear Elsie, that a woman like you will never find a husband, Arthur said calmly, there

What are you doing, feeding my husband like a pet? Have you no conscience? Margaret Whitmore barked

June 10 I sit by the kitchen window, the latesummer light spilling over the garden bench where we used

Just Mum says youve become odd, he muttered. Ah, Mum says, Emily snorted, recalling the fresh argument