October 2025 – Page 7

Two years after our divorce, I ran into my exwife; everything became crystal clear, yet she only gave

**Diary Entry** The jingle from the next room startled me. Knocking over the saucepan, Agnes rushed in.

The old woman didnt have long leftit was time to sell the house. When Emily, at twenty-four, decided

I was rooted to the spot by the window, watching the inky night through the glass, a halfempty glass

Waking up that morning was a struggle. Emily had spent a sleepless night in her cosy, warm bedroom.

The air in the tiny flat was sour with tension. “Go back to your mother,” James commanded

The kitchen was thick with tension as Margaret set the plate down, her knuckles white around the edges.

**THE FIVE FACES OF TOMORROW** “Well, at least our children will look after us in our old agethats

I couldnt hold back I cheated on my wife. I never imagined it would ever happen, but the monotony of

Life carried on in its usual rhythm: raising a son, building a home, standing by the man she loved.