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The phone rang right at seven in the morning, just as Emily had gotten up and gone to the kitchen to

**Diary Entry 12th November** It all began with a simple demand. Youll be cooking for my sisters family

Thrown out by my husbandyears later, I realised it was the best thing that could have happened.

**She Knows Best** There had been another one before. Eleanor. The daughter of a friend. The one Margaret

“I Want to Marry a Decent Bloke” “He bought a new sound system,” Emily murmured

Mum lives off my money those words chilled me to the bone. Mum lives off my back the phrase froze me in place.

**An Important Decision** Walking through the park, Evie climbed onto the bridge and suddenly paused

“Let Him Go, Please” “Where are you off to so late, Edward?” asked Emily, watching

**Diary Entry April 12th** Mums voice cut through the quiet like a knife. And where do you think youre going?

**The Return** Oliver climbed the narrow stairs into the courtyard. In the basement of the apartment