When the light finds me

Everyone saw Salim as perfect—flawless, untouchable, a man who made the impossible seem effortless. To Lian, he wasn’t just admired—he was her light in a world that never seemed to stop falling apart.



Born into poverty, Lian knew struggle better than comfort. Her family had nothing, and every small win came through relentless effort. Her father, tired and bitter, walked out on them. Her mother, Farida, was no savior either—cold, selfish, and drowning in her own twisted sense of importance. Farida's lies and theft finally caught up with her, landing her behind bars and leaving Lian and her younger brother Louis to pick up the shattered pieces.



Lian often wondered what went wrong. Why was her family so broken? Why was survival their only reality? She hated being poor. Hated being invisible. And so, she made a vow—she would never become like them. She would rise, no matter what it took.



But when the light you chase burns too bright, will it save you—or blind you?