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Hiding in her room, Miral wonders how best to run from the surprise party when the most unlikely person rescues her, or maybe he is the likeliest. After all, only the troublemaker Sahir dares to antagonize her mother. It might annoy Sahir to be the only person in their class not invited, but that is not why he crashes Miral's sixteenth birthday party. Intent on helping a friend in need, he also wants to spend a few stolen moments with her. But what they are about to discover, in a small local library, will change their fates forever. *** The Shortlister of ONC 2023. ONC 2023, Prompt #72: "On the twilight of their sixteenth birthday, a shy bookworm escapes their party to take refuge in their favorite library. While walking through the shelves in search of a good read, they stumble upon a peculiar book that changes their life." © 2023 storieswithsoul Exclusively on Wattpad
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