La vida

**Just Friends** The phone interrupted Josie’s simple dinner. She rarely cooked for herself.

**The Little Ring Box** Emily and James had been friends since primary school. They lived in the same

They sat by the riverside, watching ducks snatch bits of bread mid-air that children tossed their way.

**A Trip to the Seaside** “Emily, I won’t allow it, do you hear? You’re only eighteen.

It was a common enough tale—Marina never knew her father. He left her and her mother shortly after she was born.

“You’ll be with me forever…” Emily flipped the sizzling bits of steak in the pan, clapped

They sat on the riverbank, watching ducks snatch bits of bread tossed by children mid-flight.

No Regrets They sat on the riverbank, watching ducks snatch pieces of bread tossed by children.

Holly had just left the office and made her way to her car in the parking lot. A light dusting of snow

Run, before it’s too late… Every girl dreams of a grand, pure love—the kind that makes your head