I found myself slumped on the same edge of the bed where Id collapsed the night before. My eyes burned

When my mother-in-law found out we were planning to buy a flat, she pulled my husband aside for a chat.

**”She’s No One to Me!”** my mother-in-law declared at my sons birthday, but she never

Oi, I see you thereno use hiding. Whatre you doing in our stairwell? The cat gave her a sheepish look

**Diary Entry** When Emily pulled the cord tied around the sack, the fabric loosened slowly, rustling faintly.

**Diary Entry** Emily stepped slowly onto the perfectly manicured lawn, as if stepping onto a stage.

I woke up slumped on the same edge of the bed where Id collapsed the night before. My eyes burned, my

**The Revenge of a Scorned Woman** Anthony Stevens, a physics teacher at a rural school in the Cotswolds

When I stepped out onto the street that night, I had no idea where the road would take me. My suitcase

**Diary Entry 12th February** I spotted youdont slink away. What are you doing in our stairwell?