"David gets used to living on his own and the rewards it brings..."
With my move into my flat came a new routine...From my new home, it was only a ten-minute walk to the small engineering company where I worked, not a thirty-minute drive. I was the only manager there and the seventh...
"David moves into his new flat and reconnects with both his girlfriends..."
I sat there with my hands behind my head, stretching out my legs and letting the tensions of the day ease from my body. Today had been a long one, but now the work is done. I was in my...
"David and Sarah are home. This is the last chapter and is told from David's perspective..."
As I drove home from Gatwick Airport, Sarah seemed pensive, and I guessed part of it was the post-holiday blues you experience, after having such a good time. However, I suspected it was more than just that and, like me,...
"Clare is beginning to see a way forward in managing her 3 relationships..."
Wednesday was all about going back to college, though no actual lessons, as it was just an orientation day. I didn’t need to find my classes as I had attended the same college last year, but I did have to...
"With Brenda's approval, Clare is starting to seriously date Karen..."
Tuesday morning brought the normal bustle around the breakfast table. Dad had already gone to work, and Mum was trying to hurry my two younger brothers to school, but everything was running late.It was with a knowing smile to my...
"Clare three-way pub date, and then an emotional reunion with Jaz..."
Sunday morning started a little different to normal. It was Dad, up and making our brother's breakfast. There was simply no sign of Mum, and that was very unusual. It felt a little strange.When she did come down and eventually...
"Events take an unusual and surprising twist..."
We stepped through Brenda’s apartment front door; we were hungry for each other after our little talk. But as we moved to her bedroom, Brenda noticed that the telephone answering machine light was flashing.It was a message from my sister....
"Brenda opens up about her life to Clare..."
I was in Brenda’s dressing room, staring into her full-length mirror. Noises were coming down the corridor from my girlfriend's kitchen. It was where a late breakfast was being eaten, but I was not ready to join them. There was...
"Clare twice ends up where she didn't expect to be..."
I sat there in the rear of Paula’s car as she drove; Brenda’s arm was wrapped around me. There had been chuckles at my expense, mutterings that had now just become background noise. I didn’t care if collecting lady's telephone...
"Brenda's games continue..."
Not long after that, we returned to our girlfriends, and I noticed a middle-aged woman dressed in a black concoction sitting between Brenda and Paula. The three of them stopped talking as soon as I approached.“This is Hazel,” Brenda said....