Being 19 years old is never an easy task, with a world so dark and people so toxic, a simple weak girl could only fall victim to people's wrath. 
So alone, abandoned and scarred, would Zina make it? 
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"I promise you, that I will fix you," She told him as tears fell from her sweet brown eyes. 
He raised his head to meet her painful gaze. He felt his heart sink. If only she knew she was in no place to fix me, he thought.

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lost & found

"Why is Omar sleeping here," said aunty Fatima.

I heard a gasp near me and I turned around only to meet Mohammed's pale face. He was shocked and somehow panicked, afraid of something, What? I don't know.

I cleared my throat, not knowing what to say. Would I tell the truth? I am afraid her reaction wouldn't be good.

For me, alcohol is my biggest enemy. I loathed the effect it had on people; it engraved terrible memories within me, making my infamous abuser lose control, so for sure a mother would never like to see her son in such a state.

However, it is always the best option people turn into when he has no solutions at hand, or for pleasure.

Would Omar drink just for a bit of fun? I doubt it. His eyes tell.

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