**Diary Entry – 16th March** Dear Mum showed up at our flat in Manchester this morning looking like she’d
Dear Mother-in-Law, I cordially invite you to our divorce! When Oliver opened the door of his flat in
Anton woke up to the sound of a frying pan sizzling in the kitchen, the kettle boiling, and the smell
“He’s not our child!” Helen snapped. But fate had other plans. Helen stood by the stove, angrily stirring
**Diary Entry – 12th March** I spent my days caring for an old woman who treated me like dirt.
“He’s not our child!” cried Ellen. But fate had other plans. Ellen stood by the stove
When I arrived in Manchester, I was twenty-seven. Back in Moldova, my mother was waiting for a surgery
**December 31st** Outside, fairy lights twinkled from every window. Inside, families sang carols and
**Antony’s Hidden Gift: A Twist of Fate** I woke to the clatter of a frying pan in the kitchen, the whistle
Anton’s Hidden Gift: A Twist of Fate Anton woke up to the clatter of a frying pan in the kitchen, the









