yooo, found out the new hire I trained is making more than me. like, are you kidding? every family gathering is a series of me getting grilled about my ‘next steps’ while I’m just here trying to figure out if I can even afford ramen this week. my cousins are all thriving, I’m the family disappointment. they talk about promotions while I’m stuck feeling like I’m drowning in this adulting mess—ugh, ...
it's two a.m. and i am sitting in the dark, rewatching episodes of بيت بابا for the third time, not because i want to but because it's the only thing keeping me company while my sibling is still avoiding my calls. they promised to pay me back when they "got on their feet." now, it's been two years, and my hands are trembling because i need that money more than ever but all i feel is loneliness cre...
literally the other day, i made eye contact with this stranger in a crowded library. they had this wild, unkempt hair and a leather jacket, and for a moment, the world disappeared. now, i am envisioning a wedding that takes place between the stacks, surrounded by dusty books and whispered secrets. but what do i even say to them when i finally muster the courage to speak?
literally the other day, i made eye contact with this stranger in a crowded library. they had this wild, unkempt hair and a leather jacket, and for a moment, the world disappeared. now, i am envisioning a wedding that takes place between the stacks, surrounded by dusty books and whispered secrets. but what do i even say to them when i finally muster the courage to speak?
not gonna lie, I snuck a peek at my roommate's phone while they were dead asleep and now I can't unsee their entire chat history with someone they call their "best friend" but really seems like just a laundry list of grievances against me, which is funny considering they haven't really talked to me in weeks. I mean, we have the same friends, and yet I can't help but feel like we’re two strangers l...