Surviving the Cycle — Part 2: Childhood
Nov 1 · 10 min read

“What’s wrong? Is everything alright?” Mahad asks as he is able to catch Farhiya sitting in the cafeteria alone. Since she can’t leave his in-person inquiry “on read” and ignore him per usual, she musters up enough strength to take a break from aimlessly playing with her food to begrudgingly dismiss his concern and change the subject.

