La vida

5November2025 Diary This morning I awoke to the sound of Emily coughing, her voice hoarse as if shed

The front door swung open and I slipped inside. I didnt shout the usual Mum, Im home! I just hung my

Feel the cold indifference of a place that doesnt welcome you, the relentless need to move on, to find

Lucy was racing to the office, terrified of being late. If she didnt slip through the turnstile before

Grandma, you really should be assigned to another department, the young staff giggled as they stared

Leave her at the hospital, the relatives kept saying. Why did you even take her? James bellowed, his

Poppy, think a hundred times before you sign that abandonment form! the midwife warned, otherwise youll

Grandma, you should be transferred to another department, the young staff chuckled as they saw the new

13May I got home later than Id ever thought I would. I turned the key, slipped inside and let the door

My name is Poppy Clarke. When I first met her, I was twentytwo, a weight as heavy as stone pressing on