**Diary Entry – 14th January** Why does love fade? It was there, wasn’t it? I was so happy I didn’t see
My Daughter and I Have a ‘Code Word’ – Why Yesterday Proved You Need One Too This morning’s events reminded
**A Heart-to-Heart, Son** On the final day of the Christmas break, a group of mates decided to hit the ice rink.
A Failed Operation Edward staggered out of the car rather than stepped. He’d only performed three routine
**A Failed Operation** Edward didn’t step out of the car—he half-fell from it. Only three routine surgeries
**The Puppy** Lily and her mum lived alone. Her father? Well, he existed, but he didn’t matter.
“Left your daughter with me?”—The awful thought made Val’s blood run cold. “
**A Second Chance** “Joanne, are you heading home?” Emily tapped her manicured nails impatiently
“Did she leave her daughter with me?”—The horrifying thought sent a wave of heat through Valerie.
**A Twist of Fate** I’d never seen Emily truly alone before. First, she lived with her parents, then