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Sarah Saleem

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

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Meeting You

Sarah Saleem

Whether they admit it or not everyone wears a mask, a facade that they show to others because they are unsure whether their true self would be accepted by others or not, Aiden felt the same too, to all his friends, family and colleagues he was a timid and shy guy who was also very polite and helpful. Aiden felt safe in wearing this mask, this mask helped him to feel comfort in the knowledge that he won't be rejected by others and it helped him to get along with everyone, even though it made his day to day life easier, he sometimes felt mis...

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Special Thursday

Sarah Saleem

The huge kitchen bustling with activity, chefs and waiters working in alignment to deliver quality dishes to diners, the sizzling sound filling the air and the clinking of plates made Ivan gaze in awe as if he had seen a masterpiece. He had never expected Denny's Steakhouse to have this many chefs, from the outside it seemed like a rundown place that had acquired a reputation for it's delicious food, especially the Special Thursday steak that had diners flock from far off just to taste a steak so divine, that they never hoped to get in any...

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Mysterious Melica

Sarah Saleem

Just like her name everything about her was mysterious, from her sly smile to her long hat and large silver pendant, everything gave off a dark aura that was enough to unnerve someone from afar. But Angela was not one to believe in magic or spirits or any of those sort of things easily, she was a believer of evidence, if there was no evidence, then to her all such things were mere talk and nothing more! Ever since she came to their quiet town, everyone talked about her all the time, she was strange and something about her just felt odd, ...

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Gorgeous

Sarah Saleem

What makes a person gorgeous?, their beauty?, their intellect?, or both?, what if a person has neither of it?, can they ever hope to become gorgeous?, or they have to live in misery? These questions plagued Natalia's mind, every waking hour, every night, no matter how much she tried she couldn't rid her mind of it, would Aaron have divorced her if she was gorgeous just like Melisa? She didn't have an answer to that question and that's what bothered her more, when Aaron told her he was in love with someone else, she was hearbroken and sha...

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Troubled

Sarah Saleem

It was a lovely full moon night but she didn't seem to enjoy the beauty much, alone on that deserted road, she felt scared of the silence all around her, she cursed her adventurous spirit, she may not have gotten a good view of the moon at home but at least it wasn't so far off. As she gazed up at the moon, she forgot her discomfort for awhile, the beauty of the moon made her awestruck, she had seen many full moon nights but this one was the most beautiful one she had ever seen. She heard a noise in the distance, it reminded her of how s...

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Disconnected

Sarah Saleem

She couldn't remember how long it had been, maybe two days?, she was thirsty and hungry but that didn't trouble her because anxiety didn't let her feel any hunger, she wanted to get out of the cupboard, it was crammed and she was exhausted, but her anxiety prevailed over her discomfort. She did not remember how exactly she got there, but she knew something was wrong when she heard people screaming and running towards the office, some were covered in blood and some of them were behaving weirdly. In their dull desert town she had never see...

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Another chance

Sarah Saleem

Everybody wants another chance at life, another chance to correct past mistakes, to live more fully and to find better things to do, the same was true for Rachel too, she had undertaken a long and dangerous journey because of a hope of another chance at life. Her motivation to continue the journey kept wavering during the journey, the longer it got and the more she became aware of all the risks involved in her journey, the more she questioned whether it was all worth it or not. It started with random things, she would keep misplacing her...

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New Girl

Sarah Saleem

Ever since she had shown up to their dull and sleepy town last week, things had become really interesting, everyone was talking about her, they weren't used to seeing new people, everyone had gotten so used to seeing each other, that it didn't occur to them that someone else existed apart from themselves or people they knew! Ava, the girl who was the talk of the town was in Aileen's class but it brought her no excitement nor discomfort, living in that town, she had become indifferent to things around her, so much that even a stranger didn'...

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Recollection

Sarah Saleem

She resisted the idea of attending the wedding reception, she knew everyone she had known in high school would be there and even though it was tempting to meet old friends, there were some things that she wanted to forget, that she knew she wouldn't be able to if she attended the reception. She thought of all the excuses she could make and how she could avoid attending the reception without hurting her friend, her mind had come up with a whole load of excuses but she had an inner desire to attend despite her fears, that she just couldn't o...

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The Award

Sarah Saleem

Everyone wants to succeed, everyone wants to achieve something that they are proud of, that they can look at and feel they are worthy of something and that desire had filled Eva's heart too. She badly wanted the 'Employee of the Year' award, which had remained only a desire in her heart for the past five years since she joined the company, every year she would hope to be the one to get it, she tried to work harder than others, tried her best to come up with unique ideas, but no matter what she put in, she always failed to be the winner. ...

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The Red Line

Sarah Saleem

There was always very little food in the house, they almost starved most days, a full stomach was a distant dream for them, she could see the food in posters, people eating in restaurants but she couldn't taste it. There were always bills to pay, that they barely managed to pay, their electricity was always on the verge of being cut and every time she woke up, she didn't know that she would be able to switch on the lights at night! There were so many things that the world had to offer but there was a catch, it wasn't free and if somethin...

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Cursed Sibling

Sarah Saleem

As she walked to her workplace, Eliana felt stupid, it was hot and tiring and all the hardships would have been overcome if she drove there herself but she just didn't feel comfortable anymore in a car. Since the accident, she couldn't muster up courage to drive again, driving was too big a deal for her, she couldn't even think of sitting in a car again! She found her fears to be very irrational, everyone said that she and her sister, Erina, were lucky to have escaped with minor injuries even though the car had hit a tree, they had the t...

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Mine

Sarah Saleem

He hated standing between the two aisles, he felt lost in all the rows of stacked products, he knew he had to arrange the new set of products but he just felt bored with all the work, everything looked same to him, he just felt like throwing it all away! He kept wondering why he even worked at all, but was instantly reminded of the one thing that kept him from quitting, unlike others he didn't work for the desire of money, that was something he didn't have to bother about, his parents had left him more than enough to live a comfortable lif...

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A treat for Emily

Sarah Saleem

Everyone strives to live to their fullest potential and that's what Emily wanted to achieve too, she didn't want to dampen her reputation as 'Trouble Emily' but unfortunately for her, her fears seemed to be coming true. Toffee nosed Annie had set her eyes on Emily lately and she was determined to undermine her, she had hid Eric's notebooks in Emily's bag and tried to frame her for stealing but this ploy of her's didn't bear much fruit as Eric thought Emily had mistakenly taken his notebooks and even though it made Emily feel utterly disgus...

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Eerie

Sarah Saleem

The cool breeze made her hair flutter like the flapping wings of a bird, this is what she enjoyed most about coming to the park, sitting there on the bench and admiring the beauty of nature around her, filled her with awe that she found difficult to describe in words. As she was lost in her thoughts, she noticed a dark red object lying beside the bench, as she bent down to pick it up, she realized it was a small notebook, perhaps a diary? She looked around but saw no one searching for something, so she checked the diary for name or some ...

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