Asmau GM
Stories
1
Chapters
4
Words
11.7 K
Comments
18
Reading
58 m
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The sound of my phone alarm cut through the dull ache behind my eyes. I groaned, rubbing my forehead to soothe the budding migraine, and swiped the screen to silence the noise. I squinted at my digital to-do list. 10:00 AM: Zoom Meeting – Tanaka. I swore under my breath, tossing the file onto the mountain of other folders burying my desk, utterly exasperated by the disaster my workspace had become. Shoving back from my chair, I forced myself up and walked over to the full-length mirror near the…-
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"I just don't think I can do this right now, Ammi." I said softly, letting out a long, quiet sigh. I leaned against the counter and rubbed my forehead, the guilt settling heavy in my chest. "It’s only been three years since he passed away. It doesn't feel right... What would people even say?" "Sanaa," Ammi’s voice came through the speaker, warm and gentle. "No one lives your life for you, and no one is raising Naeem for you. People will always talk, but you cannot live your life in the shadow of…
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Everything was a complete disaster. I thought letting my secretary, Marcus, leave without his standard four weeks' notice was the right, humane thing to do. His father had just passed away from cancer, and he needed to go to his hometown to take care of his younger siblings. I felt for the man, so I let him go immediately. Surely, it shouldn't be that hard to find a new executive assistant, I reasoned. I was dead wrong. Male executive assistants of Marcus's caliber were rare in this industry, and…
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I woke up thirty minutes before Fajr—double my usual fifteen-minute window for Tahajjud. On most days, I stumbled out of bed rubbing sleep from my eyes, but today, my heart felt so full of gratitude that I couldn't wait to stand before Allah. A few weeks ago, I had dropped to my knees, begging for relief from our broken fridge. And He answered. An energy-saving refrigerator now stood in my kitchen, humming quietly. If it decreased my electricity bill by even two dollars, I would be utterly…
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