As she reached her teenage years, the world's expectations grew heavier.Every action—how she walked, what she wore, how she spoke—was watched, measured, judged. Her heart carried invisible bruises from comments she pretended didn't hurt.
Her mother tried to shield her, but even mothers can't stop the world's sharp edges.
Despite everything, she remained soft.
Not weak.
Just soft—a softness earned through patience, shaped by faith.
Whenever the burden became too much, she turned to salah.
Her tears soaked the prayer mat, but not out of defeat—
out of hope that Allah was listening.
And somehow… she always felt He was.
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