**Diary Entry:** Father was always strict with Lucy. Even Mum was afraid of him, hardly daring to speak
“I’m taking my keys back. You won’t get another penny from me, Mum…
Emily had always been an independent and well-behaved child. Her parents worked long hours, so she would
**”You won’t get another penny from me, Mum…”** Emily had met Christopher on the street.
“I’m taking the keys to my flat back. You won’t get another penny from me, Mum…
Anna had always been independent. Her parents worked long hours, leaving her to walk home from school
Things are going to be different now. I promise… The workday was nearly over. Just twenty minutes until
**The Price of Happiness** I lay on the sofa, eyes half-closed, listening to the sounds inside the flat
**The Difficult Choice** “Gran, I don’t want porridge,” mumbled Alfie, gingerly pushing the
The air was still, not a whisper of wind, no rustle of leaves, no birdsong—as if nature itself had frozen