Hold on for dear life by trusting her sister or count her breaths and remember all the worthwhile things in life?
— Masooma Memon, The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book
“Even though my mother has a heart lined with marshmallows for me, she never refuses anything that I say.”

“My mother's words work as a balm to my weary soul, but at times I’m even fed up of what she has to say to me.”

“The purple sofa, the yellow cushions, the emerald curtains – yet, when I look at them as a whole, I believe nothing else could have worked together so perfectly.”

“Zahid who had now become a very good friend had promised to accompany Babur but had to cancel at the last minute due to a call from his home.”
