The Barefoot Boy Who Boarded the Underground It was another dreary evening on the Tube after a long day

The Phantom Edward made his way home from his parents’ place. In the summer, they stayed in the

Lonely Lucy… For several weeks, Lucy had been observing her new neighbour, who had moved into the

Grandad’s Duties Arthur Whitcombe had been a widower for half a year. The first sharp pain of loss had

Olga unlocked the door, heaved her heavy bag over the threshold, and caught her breath. Immediately

The Inherited Cottage “And how can you bring yourself to do this?” her daughter marvelled. “

In the corridor of a women’s clinic, an elderly woman sat on a bench. Beside her was a slender teenage

James sat in the kitchen with his wife, Emily. She bustled about the oven, chatting nonstop while he

**Diary Entry** I’ll never forget the day I sat in the waiting room of a women’s clinic in London.

**Johnny the One-Love** Every weekend, Johnny tinkered with his motorbike in the garage behind his house.