La vida

**A Second Chance** *Diary Entry* “Anne, are you heading home?” My friend Emma tapped impatiently

**Diary Entry – 12th June, 2024** Emily graduated from teacher training college with top marks, dreaming

Mums “Good morning, mums. How are we all doing?” A lovely obstetrician-gynaecologist stepped

I Collapsed at a Family Gathering Because My Husband Refused to Help with Our Newborn My husband and

The air in the maternity ward was thick with the scent of antiseptic and the muffled hum of early morning.

No Wedding Emily graduated from teacher training college with top honors, dreaming of university.

A Bitter Wind and a Spark of Kindness The icy wind snarled through the streets that evening, pounding

A Sharp Turn Emily had never lived alone. First, she lived with her parents, then she got married, and

The wind howled through the dimly lit streets of Manchester, a bitter December gale slicing through my

**The Sharp Turn** Charlotte had never lived alone. First, she lived with her parents, then she married