Sajid didn’t waste any time arranging a meeting with his friend after Samiah begrudgingly agreed to do so. Two days later she found herself with Sajid, walking towards the restaurant where they were to meet Amer. “This feels like a blind date,” Samiah said, trying to hide her nerves. “When …
Lubna’s wedding was only six weeks away and the planning was in full swing. As the specially selected maid of honour, Samiah was expected to be involved in every detail of her sister’s wedding plans, from the dress and make-up, to décor and wedding favours and even down to the …
Of course, it took a while before Samiah was able to pass the No-Rishta Bill in the house. She hadn’t thought it possible, but after Lubna announced that she’d found her other half, the rishtas became considerably worse and more frequent. Due to the tag-team effort of her mother and …
Despite the years she had spent painstakingly studying, sitting exams, training, teaching, planning and marking, it appeared that the world was adamant to reduce Samiah’s whole life, nay existence, to that one dirty, unspoken word. Spinster. The fact that she no longer cared to waste precious time searching for this …
I’m going to be honest with you: short stories are not my first choice of reading material, and although I may pick up a collection from the library once in a blue moon if it catches my eye, I will always prefer to read longer pieces of fiction. Well, long …
