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Submitted to Contest #273
August 13, 2024Dear Diary,I can’t believe that just happened. I mean…it happened, so it must be real, but…oh God, I can’t believe that it happened. I know I just wrote that, but…it doesn’t feel real. How can it be real? I shouldn’t It feels like something that happened to someone It happened, so it must be real, but it feels like something that only happens in movies. How can it have happened to me? What did I do to deserve this? I can’t write down what happened. I can’t. It’s too…writing it out makes it real. And I can’t face that, I ...
Submitted to Contest #9
When There’s a Will, There’s a Way           “Happy birthday, Aishah!” Mama said, holding out a gift-wrapped package.            I swallowed a lump in my throat as I looked at the present. I knew what it was. And it didn’t please me the slightest.            I looked at my older sisters, Hasmah, Sabrinah and Iman, and my younger sister, Damia. Hasmah’s head was covered and she ev...
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