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Don't Leave Me, Mate: Relationships at the Start

A Mother and Daughter Reassure Each Other

Meet them in the first five chapters See the ebook edition

This opening note focuses on the first paragraphs of chapter 1. The free reading sample contains five complete chapters.

Relationships in the opening

A Mother and Daughter Reassure Each Other

Ava wakes from a memory of losing her father and moves into a morning structured around her mother's care. Their breakfast conversation reveals reciprocal concern: her mother fears for her safety, while Ava hopes studying will let her provide a happier life in return. Abigail's welcome later adds a small source of companionship at university. The opening shows care persisting alongside grief rather than treating family loss as complete emotional isolation.

How do Ava and her mother each try to protect the other from worry?

Read the scene in chapter 1