family
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Phone call
…My phone rang… It was two of my dad side aunts behind the phone, people I hadn’t seen in five years now. It felt like they were placed in my subconscious. I could tell I knew them, but a feeling kept me from truly knowing them. I couldn’t hardly understand their accent. Their deep accent Continue reading
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Alien
“Deport Afghani!” Almost under half of the Afghan Hazara content creators were people from Iran who wanted Afghans back in their country, after the Iran and Israel situation now it feels less like an insult and more like genuine advice. I wish I could say yes Auntie I will just get back there like I Continue reading
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One flight…
I looked at my relatives in my aunt’s house for the last time. Deep down in my heart, I know I won’t see them for years, but I’m choosing to lie to myself and also to them by telling them that we will come back after we become citizens of Turkey. Just five more years, Continue reading
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