When the World Goes Quiet

by Gian Sardar

“Right and wrong—those ideas not only depend on who tells the story, but on when the story stops. Or when it starts. Wouldn’t you agree? Not everyone gets the full picture. When you’re in the midst of something, it’s hard to see that. Though we’re at the end of this war, we’re still very much in the midst.

“My dear, we may have borrowed you for a little while, but you belong only to yourself.”