UZAIR WARIS
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Two Worlds, One Dream
Luca lived in the narrow alleyways of Eastbrook, where the buildings leaned like tired old men and the sound of traffic never quite drowned out the laughter of kids playing soccer with a duct-taped ball. He was fifteen, clever in ways that didn’t show up on report cards. His shoes had holes, but his spirit didn’t. Every day after school, he would help his mother at the corner diner she waitressed at, scrubbing dishes and wiping tables until the last customer left.
By UZAIR WARIS10 months ago in Writers
Paws of Devotion
The first time Henry saw Max, the dog was barely more than a puff of fur and oversized paws. He was the last of the litter—quiet, awkward, and always trailing behind his siblings. Henry hadn’t come to adopt a dog that day. At sixty-two, he lived alone in a small house nestled at the edge of the woods, his children grown and scattered across the country, his wife, Lily, gone three years now. The silence in his home had settled like dust. Heavy. Constant.
By UZAIR WARIS10 months ago in Writers
The Grind That Built a Dream
Javier’s hands told stories his mouth never would. Calloused and scarred, they had shaped bricks, poured concrete, fixed broken machines, and held dreams too fragile to speak aloud. Every groove in his palm bore the weight of years he’d given to a dream that always seemed just beyond reach.
By UZAIR WARIS10 months ago in Writers
Two Worlds, One Dream
Luca lived in the narrow alleyways of Eastbrook, where the buildings leaned like tired old men and the sound of traffic never quite drowned out the laughter of kids playing soccer with a duct-taped ball. He was fifteen, clever in ways that didn’t show up on report cards. His shoes had holes, but his spirit didn’t. Every day after school, he would help his mother at the corner diner she waitressed at, scrubbing dishes and wiping tables until the last customer left.
By UZAIR WARIS10 months ago in Families
