Afaq Mughal
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Writing what the heart feels but the mouth can’t say. Stories that heal, hurt, and hold you.
Stories (10)
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Iran Air Flight 655 – Mistake or Crime?
July 3, 1988 – Bandar Abbas, Iran The sun had barely risen when Parisa, a 28-year-old schoolteacher, clasped her daughter’s small hand. Mina was only six, clutching her ragged teddy bear as they walked across the tarmac toward Iran Air Flight 655. The white Airbus gleamed in the summer heat, a promise of safety, of family waiting in Dubai.
By Afaq Mughal5 months ago in Fiction
Palestine & Gaza
Gaza – October 2023 The sky was blue, cloudless, and innocent. Just like the children playing beneath it. Among them was Amira, a 9-year-old girl with curious eyes and worn-out pink shoes. Her laughter echoed in the broken alleyways, chasing after a red ball with her younger brother, Zayd, barely six.
By Afaq Mughal6 months ago in Humans
The Last Photo of Hiroshima
August 6, 1945 – Hiroshima, 8:13 AM. Kenji Yamamoto adjusted the focus of his worn Leica camera, his fingers trembling just slightly—not from fear, but from the strange calm in the air. Something about the light that morning felt… too still.
By Afaq Mughal6 months ago in Humans
The 9/11 Truth Initiative
New York City — September 11, 2001. I remember the sunlight. It was a Tuesday morning, unusually bright, the kind of day where the sky feels infinite. The streets buzzed like any other morning in Manhattan — taxis honking, heels clicking, coffee cups steaming. I was late for work. I always was.
By Afaq Mughal6 months ago in Criminal
Room 13 Doesn’t Exist
It was raining sideways when I arrived at the Halcyon Grand Hotel. As the cab left, sheets of water blurred the neon sign and left me soaked and somewhat worried. Old and gracefully crumbling, the Halcyon had secrets, leather, and dust smells.
By Afaq Mughal6 months ago in Horror
