The Quest for the Meaning of Life

Night had fallen, quiet and silent as always. Negar had turned off the lights, only the yellow glow of the...

Her phone buzzed, snapping Negar out of her trance. She looked at the screen—it was a message from Farhad. She...

As if pulled up from the bottom of a well, she took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling...

Negar was twenty-two years old, but that night she aged more than in all the years of her life. It...

Negar turned away from the window and sat on the small sofa beside the bed. She picked up her phone...

Negar stood by the window, watching the rain. Autumn had soaked Tehran, the streets slick, the sky a uniform gray....

Chapter 1: "Silent Mornings" Focus:** Arash 1-2. Unread Messages Arash sat behind his desk and took his phone out of...

The hazy morning light streamed through the small clinic window onto his face, casting soft shadows beneath his eyes. Arash...