The flickering glow of the smartphone screen was the only light in the cramped bedroom, casting long, jittery shadows against the walls. For Hafiz, this ritual had become a hollow refuge—a quiet escape from the mounting pressures of his final year at university and the unspoken expectations of his traditional family.
The flickering glow of the smartphone screen was the only light in the cramped bedroom, casting long, jittery shadows against the walls. For Hafiz, this ritual had become a hollow refuge—a quiet escape from the mounting pressures of his final year at university and the unspoken expectations of his traditional family.