Month: October 2025
**Diary Entry** *Monday, 8th October* “Have you lost your mind?” he hissed, stepping closer
The phone rings from school. “Mum, I’m done. Coming home now.” The journey home should
Listen, Alice! You no longer have a mother or a father. You dont even have a home,” her mother replied.
The air was thick with unspoken demands as my mothers voice cut through the silence. “
I invited the whole family to dinner and served each of them a beautiful, empty plate with an intricate pattern.
“Alright, love, ready to meet Dad?” the midwife grinned as she passed me a snugly wrapped bundle.
The mother-in-law “accidentally” locked me in the cellar. An hour later, I walked out with
I accidentally overheard my husband speaking on the phone: “She doesnt have long left.”
The text message from the bank arrived at 7:15 a.m.: “Debit transaction for the amount of”
At the family dinner, I silently wrote a single word on a napkin and slid it across the table to my son.









