Purposefully Annoyed & Other Short Stories Quotes

“Cream & Sugar"

A freshly brewed cup of coffee
needs to be poured into a mug, piping hot.
You need to add a bit of cream and sugar.
And this is exactly how a marital relationship works;
it needs to be poured out a certain way.

You see, no one likes lukewarm coffee.
And similarly, social interactions at home
also need to be piping hot and fresh.
No one likes a lukewarm relationship.
And this is why marriage conversations
resort to sarcastic remarks,
brutal blows,
and sometimes even
delightful insults.”
― Umber Siddiqi, Purposefully Annoyed & Other Short Stories

“A longing to be connected to our Creator,

in these last 10 nights of Ramadan

We prepare for Eid,

celebrating the end of Ramadan.

On Eid, we are grateful to God

for everything.

But what is everything?

It varies day to day, even hour to hour for me.

I’m grateful for 2nd chances: both giving them

and accepting them;”
― Umber Siddiqi, Purposefully Annoyed & Other Short Stories

“If you knew He was watching your every move,
your every gulp,
your every eye roll,
would you still do it?

Would you allow His Majesty to overshadow your desires?
Would you become more modest with your actions?
Admittedly, I am not like this.
It takes 100% pure focus for me to get into this mode.”
― Umber Siddiqi, Purposefully Annoyed & Other Short Stories

“My mind wanders
Why am I feeling germs?
Can you feel germs???
15 minutes later
Siddiqi, go to room 2
I pick up the flower pot and chocolates.
We wait another 10 minutes in the examination room
We take off our coats
The heat is hot and it’s stifling.”
― Umber Siddiqi, Purposefully Annoyed & Other Short Stories

“And when we go down the rabbit hole
and get off track
and things
make us spin
make us sweat
make us tear
make us feel removed
and make us cry
well,

this makes us human,”
― Umber Siddiqi, Purposefully Annoyed & Other Short Stories