Angela and Georgina had been friends since primary school. Now, both aged in their early fifties, they had been through everything together, including boyfriends, subsequent marriages, and husbands. However, tragedy had struck Georgina four years ago when her husband tragically died from cancer. They had been married for thirty years. Angela was a crutch and a comfort to Georgina as she got through that dark period, and t...

Imogen is my best friend’s younger sister. I have known her for fifty years, since she was about eight years old. She was always Harris’s little sister, somewhat bratty, and to be honest, a bit of a pain in the arse when she was a kid, as little sisters can be. Over the years, Harris and I saw each other on a sporadic basis, with work and other commitments resulting in long periods where our relationship became dormant. O...

In 1984, I started a new job in a new town which meant me staying away until I was able to buy a house. House prices in those days were expensive, but were affordable unlike the market is today. Shortly after I started my new job, another new person started her job in the same department. Her name was Charmaine and was a pretty petite woman with short cut black hair, as was the fashion in those days, and slim figure with...