A Place for Us

by Fatima Farheen Mirza

What was it about an apology that was so difficult? It always felt like it cost something personal and precious. Only now that she was a mother was she so aware of this: the stubbornness and pride that came with being human, the desire to be loyal and generous that came too, each impulse at odds with the other.

she feels a strengthening in her aloneness, a comfort in knowing she can rely on herself.

“Living is interesting enough. Don’t make the mistake of confusing a sad state with an interesting life.”