**Mum, Don’t Go** After supper, Mum sat beside seven-year-old Jamie and hugged his shoulders.
James sat in the darkened room, listening to the sounds of the night. A car pulled up outside, the door
“Stop playing dumb. Where’s the ring Mum hid? Or did you take it? Speak up!” Paul’s grip
**A Train to a New Life** Emily woke and listened. The silence in the flat told her Nicholas wasn’t home.
Evelyn Evelyn was studying at university and, like most students, worked odd jobs, mostly night shifts.
**Cats, Men, and Daffodils…** *”Can you believe it’s raining out there?”* said Lily, standing
**8th March Diary Entry** Stewart cracked one eye open and immediately squeezed it shut. The low March
**Two Brothers, or How Life Set Things Right** I never really thought about not having a father when
**The Bouquet** Faith lay on her bed, eyes half-closed. Across the narrow dorm room, Holly sat cross-legged
“Katie, I’m sorry…” Stephen cracked one eye open and immediately scrunched them