Jane put down her paintbrush and looked at her painting. After three weeks of constant painting and retouching, it was finally finished. She placed the painting on the display easel to admire it and see it in a new light. But as she surveyed the painting, all her eyes could see were mistakes. Jane sighed.…
Lizzy was finally able to relax after a busy day at work. She was starting to read her book when she was interrupted by her phone. It was her boss ringing her—yet again. It seemed that her boss thought that she was on call 24/7 and rang her at all hours of the night. Lizzy…
Amanda just couldn’t believe it. After so many years of friendship, her best friend Tanya had not been there for her when she needed her the most. Tanya had slowly been withdrawing from their friendship ever since Amanda had gotten engaged, refusing to come to her engagement party and not wanting to spend any time…
Tim sat down at his desk, ready to start his assignment which was due in three days. There was a lot of work to be done, and Tim wished that he had started earlier, but somehow time had just gotten away from him. As Tim sat at his desk and considered the questions for his…
Toni loved the weekend. It meant that she could turn off the world and escape to her fantasy writing, where she had created her own world. For as long as Toni could remember, she had loved writing. She enjoyed slipping away and just writing for hours on end. She would get lost in her world…
Crystal was devastated. This was her third relationship in three years, but it had now ended. All her friends had warned her that Chris was not the one. They said that he would betray and hurt her, and they had turned out to be right. Crystal had loved and trusted Chris totally, and in her…
Joe and Billy were the best of friends. They had been close since primary school and were nearly inseparable. Joe had always looked after Billy. He protected him from the bullies when they picked on him, shared his lunch and chocolate treats, and helped him with his homework. Billy looked up to Joe, who was…
Jenny turned the pages of her fashion magazine slowly, taking in all the details on each page. She adored how all the models looked, the clothing they wore, and how happy and glamorous they looked as they smiled back at her from the pages of the magazine. From a young age, Jenny had always wanted…
Lucy was heartbroken. Her boyfriend, a man whom she had loved and adored, had broken up with her only one month earlier and was now dating another girl. As she scrolled through his Instagram feed, she couldn’t get past his smiling face with a girl she did not know. They looked so happy, so in…
Violet opened the envelope with some trepidation. She knew what waited for her inside—another bill. Another thing she would need to pay whilst already juggling her limited finances. It seemed that there was always something for her to pay—rent, food, petrol, not to mention all the household bills of gas, electricity, and telephone. Her money…