Ayesha Numa

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“Paper Planes of Destiny” by Ayesha Numa

Submitted to Contest #55

1972.  The roads of Kannur, a little town in the south of India had more potholes than the municipality liked to admit.  If Shahda wasn't as pious as she was, she would've cursed as her head bumped on the window for the twelth time that afternoon. The bus driver, however, had driven through these roads with roaring children in the back every day for thirty years. So bracing of the body on sighting a pothole and the momentary tremor it caused, were a part of him.  But tremors had only just been introduced to Shahda's world re...

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Hey! Writing has all this while, only been a coping mechanism for me. I only write my heart out when I feel overwhelmed. The comfort words give me is really incredible. But of course, I wanted to do better than that. I want to be able to have my way with words anytime, anywhere regardless of the way I'm feeling. So I'm just a beginner at creative writing. But I intend to work my way up. Any sort of feedback is highly appreciated!