La vida

It must have been the Italian air. Lydia had always been a plain and unassuming girl. Even her mother

**Diary Entry – Gregory Whitmore** I flinched when I realised the girl was twelve years younger than me.

**Diary Entry – 16th of October** The airbag struck Emily with a dull thud, knocking the breath from

Olivia sat in the kitchen of her new flat, flipping through an old photo album. Seven years of marriage

**Diary Entry** I live in a lovely cottage tucked away in the Cotswolds. Just outside, hydrangeas and

The tale may seem ordinary, yet it carries a lesson—a couple in their early fifties, having celebrated

Emily Williamson sat at the kitchen table, scrolling through photos on her phone. Forty years—quite the

**Diary Entry** *5th October, Manchester* “You know nothing about cooking!” snapped Margaret

Gregory felt his courage falter when he realized the girl was a full twelve years younger than him.

A woman lived in a lovely cottage. Nearby, hydrangeas and petunias bloomed in the flowerbeds, their violet