Prentice Orville

**Where Have You Been Hiding** At first, it was just the gloves. Then the set of keys vanished.

The hall where time stood still I’d missed my train. Not because I was delayed—just careless.

**Just Life** When the bus halted in the middle of a busy street, passengers tightened their grip on

That evening, she knew her husband was lying. Not by his tone, not by his words—by his silence.

The hallway smelled of boiled cabbage and old wiring, that familiar evening scent seeping through door

**When the Air Grew Heavy** From the moment I woke, the flat wasn’t just silent—it was thick with tension

**Before It Was Too Late** James sat on a bench at the bus stop, watching the cars crawl along the rain-slicked road.

Stevens showed up at the factory when the first frost hit, right at the start of winter. No one knew

“In for a Penny, In for a Pound” “Sophie, it’s not the end of the world—just make a bit of room.

Shadows in the Kitchen When Oliver found a slice of pear cake on the kitchen table for the third time—one