La vida

The snow had nearly all melted in the town, leaving grit pressed into the icy pavements. But in the cemetery

“Mums” The cheerful midwife swept into the maternity ward at dawn, her starched cap perched

The Wedding That Wasn’t to Be Emily had graduated from teacher training college with honours, her heart

**Diary Entry** *She really does look lovely. And I’d stopped noticing.* The thought flickered through

**Will You Wait for Me?** Time flies, doesn’t it? Before you know it, fifty’s just around the corner.

Hate Oliver stepped out of the office building, heading absently toward the car park before remembering

A BABY BY THE TRAIN TRACKS—25 YEARS LATER, HER PAST FOUND HER “Wait… did you hear that?”

“Mum, have you completely lost your mind?” The words struck Lillian like a punch to the gut—sharp, cruel.

All is Not as it Seems Before her morning rounds, Nurse Nina slipped into the doctors’ office and whispered

“She really does look lovely. And I’d stopped noticing,” Victor thought to himself.