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Mantasha Riyaz

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The Veiled Woman

I woke up feeling relatively chirpy this morning, as a lonely sunray slipped through my window and settled upon my face. My light cotton curtains caught the winter glow, making them appear like friendly ghosts, gently levitating as if nudging me awake in their own peculiar way. Despite the sunlight, the air remained bitterly cold, yet there was a sparkling joy within me, for I knew that in a few hours I would be at the winter solstice, indulging in the endless array of Elderberry pies that every household here insists on bringing.I have alwa...

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