**Diary Entry** For a month now, she’s been on the edge. Wounded, furious, utterly alone. Retreating
You’re just convenient. Until they need you—you’re forgotten. Nigel drove to his mother-in-law’s
When William and I first met, we were both in our thirties. At that age, no one dawdles—so neither did we.
**You’re No Longer My Mother** I was just getting into my car after work when the phone rang.
**Diary Entry** I suppose I’m just convenient. Forgotten until needed. Oliver arrived at his mother-in-law’
When me and Simon first met, we were both in our thirties. At that age, you don’t tend to drag things
An old man sank wearily onto a cold bench in the park near an abandoned hall. His trembling hands clutched
James gripped the steering wheel as he prepared to leave work when his phone rang. The number was unfamiliar.
William gripped the steering wheel, about to pull out of the car park after work, when his phone rang.
**Diary Entry** When Simon and I first met, we were both in our thirties—old enough to know better but