Prentice Orville

**Deception** Fates vary. Some meet their one true love early and live happily ever after. Others endure

**Diary Entry – December 31st** “Do you regret anything?” Max asked, pulling Emily closer

**From the Diary of Emily Hartwell** I had no idea she even existed until today. But what else could he do?

**The Caretaker of Our Courtyard** Emily walked home through the early twilight of autumn. The streetlights

*Heartbeat* “Oliver, you don’t need to go to the branch yourself. Let Emily take the documents,”

James sat in the dimly lit room, listening to the sounds of the night. A car pulled up outside, its door

“Stop playing the fool. Where did my mother hide the ring? Or did you take it? Speak!”

**Retribution** Edmund grew up as a quiet and intelligent boy. His parents spared no expense for their

A Trip to the Seaside At fifty-nine, William Edward Harris found himself a widower. His daughter, Emily

“Mum, Don’t Go” After supper, Mum sat beside seven-year-old Jeremy and draped an arm