Tayyab Khan
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Beneath the Broken Sky
The sun rose over Gaza that morning like it always did—soft, hesitant, and blood-orange against the horizon. But beneath that sky, a child named Amina crouched in the corner of a collapsed building, her small fingers clutching a dirty cloth to muffle her brother’s cries.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Earth
The Sound of Gravel Roads
The gravel road curved through the misty foothills like a question mark, leading nowhere and everywhere all at once. Every morning, Ayaan’s bare feet kissed the cold stones as he walked five miles to the old, crumbling schoolhouse perched at the edge of his village. Books held together by twine, a flickering lantern in his hand, and a dream stitched silently into his chest—this was how it always began.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Motivation
The Clockmaker's Secret
Chapter 1: The Town That Ticked The town of Evermere was small, tucked between hills like a forgotten gear in a great machine. Its charm wasn't in its shops or streets, but in the rhythm that governed it—every hour marked by the chimes of the great town clock, perched high on the tower that overlooked the square.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Chapters
The Sound of the Second Chance
Chapter 1: The Silence of Success Karan Verma had everything the world defined as success—an expensive car, a glass-walled office on the 18th floor, and a salary that made his old classmates jealous. He was the rising star of a tech firm in Mumbai, always dressed sharp, always one step ahead. But the thing he couldn’t admit, even to himself, was that he hadn't laughed—truly laughed—in over three years.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Lifehack
Family Tree
In the quiet village of Elderwillow, nestled between emerald hills and ancient oak forests, lived a boy named Theo. He was a curious soul, full of questions and wonder, often found with a dusty book in hand or staring into the sky, trying to count stars.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Chapters
The Third Mirror
When Eleanor Whitby inherited her grandmother’s Victorian manor on the outskirts of Dagger’s Hollow, she didn’t expect to stay more than a weekend. The house, thick with dust and memories, had stood silent for almost a decade. Yet something about it called to her.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Fiction
Crossroads
The rain had just stopped when Ayaan stood at the edge of the railway platform, his suitcase soaked from the journey, his heart heavier than ever. The station, though nearly empty, buzzed with quiet lives moving forward — announcements echoed, a tea vendor shouted half-heartedly, and pigeons cooed from the rafters above.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Chapters
The Turning Point
Jason Walker never thought of himself as unhealthy. At 34, he held a desk job at a marketing firm, paid his bills, and enjoyed weekend takeouts with his friends. He wasn’t overweight enough for alarm, nor tired enough to notice his body begging for change. But all of that changed one Tuesday afternoon.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Lifehack
From Rags to Radiance: The Journey of a Boy Who Refused to Give Up
In a dusty village nestled on the outskirts of a forgotten town, lived a boy named Arjun. Born into crushing poverty, Arjun's life began in a broken clay house with no electricity, no proper food, and no guarantee of the next day’s meal. His father was a daily wage laborer and his mother worked in nearby fields. Most nights, their dinner was a handful of rice and salt, and yet, in his heart, Arjun held something more powerful than any currency—a dream.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Motivation
Life After Summer
The cicadas had stopped singing. The air, once thick with the fragrance of sunscreen and blooming hibiscus, now carried the crisp bite of early autumn. For seventeen-year-old Emma Carter, summer had always been a time of escape—long days at the lake, stolen kisses beneath the stars, and the illusion that nothing would ever change. But life after summer, she would come to learn, was when everything truly began.
By Tayyab Khan5 months ago in Fiction
