(9 years ago)
"maa?"
"Gee?"
"why did you name me Nazia?"
"well, abba liked it so much so we-"
"nooooo not that i know that, but what does it mean." i slid forward to the edge of the chair swinging my legs eagerly as she laughed at my remark.
"oh, i see what you mean now"
"so?"
"so what?"
"tell me tell me tell meeeee!"
"okay okay," i stared into her rich brown eyes, my own eyes wide open, anticipating her response. she sat back into her chair and got comfortable. "your name has a special meaning that hopefully one day you will live up to."
"what is it?"
"it means a woman of whom you can be proud of, and me and your abba thought that it was perfect because we knew you were going to make us proud one day." her mouth upturned into a warm smile.
"wooooow"
"and then when your brother was born, we named him Nadeem which means companion or friend," ammi leaned forward and scooped me up into her arms, placing me on her lap, protecting me from the cold. "and do you know why we called him that?"
"no, why?" i snuggled back closer to her, sucking in her warmth.
"because he will always be your best friend," she wrapped the blanket around my nearly limp body as i slowly started to drift off to sleep. lowering her head, she pressed a soft kiss to the side of my head and whispered soft comforting words,"I love you Nazia."
I am going to make them so proud.
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To the stars through difficulties- ad astra per aspera
Teen FictionNazia Aafreedah Minhas is a young teenage south Asian Muslim girl who has been brought up in the small city of Bristol. read through her journey in high school issues, family problems and just life in general with people who are significant to her...
