La vida

Emma sat on the edge of the bed and sighed, staring at the neat stack of banknotes on the table.

**Waiting** During her final year at university, Jane was proposed to by Max, her boyfriend of nearly a year.

For the past fortnight, you’ve barely touched your food—what’s got into you, Emily? Has love struck you blind?

The sun cast a golden glow over the lush English countryside, and the gardens of the old manor house

It was a different time. Long, long ago, life was utterly unlike what it is now—especially in the countryside.

For the past fortnight, you’ve barely touched your food—have you gone and fallen in love, Emma?

**A Meeting on the Bridge** The autumn leaves fluttered in the wind, swirling before settling on the

Oh, you’ll love this story—it’s such a charming little tale! So, Emma Thompson was celebrating her sixtieth

**A Hurdle for Love** Yana had finally broken up with Max, her long-term boyfriend—the one she’d even

**Diary Entry: An Autumn Encounter** The wind tossed fallen autumn leaves from one place to another