Danger on the doorstep

Plaiting my daughter’s long, brown hair, I reminded myself to cherish moments like these.

Life as a single mum wasn’t always easy.

But all too soon, Sienna, 14, would be grown up and leaving home. I knew one day I’d look back fondly on memories like this.

‘Beautiful!’ I smiled as Sienna admired her plaits in the mirror.

It was September 2018 and we were having a cosy night in. Films, popcorn and face masks – all the essentials for girls’ night.

‘Can we watch Mean Girls?’ Sienna asked as I got into my pyjamas.

But before I could