A Zatima Story

Fatima is still trying to find her footing in the world when tragedy strikes: someone she loves dearly suddenly passes away, leaving behind a fifteen-year-old daughter with nowhere else to go. Overnight, Fatima becomes a provider, and the only steady ground for a grieving teenager whose world has been torn apart. But while she's expected to be the strong one, Fatima is quietly unraveling under the weight of her own heartbreak. She's navigating adulthood, career pressures, financial strain, and the lingering question of who she wants to become while learning how to parent a girl drowning in loss and anger. As the two struggle to coexist in a home filled with grief, they begin to discover that tragedy doesn't only destroy but it can also reshape. Through late-night arguments, unexpected laughter, and shared memories of the person they both loved, they slowly piece together a new kind of family. And just when life feels too heavy and responsibilities too overwhelming, love appears in the most unexpected way challenging Fatima to believe that even in the midst of sorrow, there is still room for healing, hope, and second chances.ther Zatima story

ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇ. ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜰᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ-ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ꜰʟɪɴᴄʜ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ʜᴜɴɢ ʟᴏᴡ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴜᴘ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ɢʟɪᴍᴘꜱᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪᴍ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴄᴀʀ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴏꜰꜰꜱ, ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏꜰᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇꜱ, ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴡ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ-ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴇᴀʀᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ.

Almost never had you

Zac and Fatima are students at Clark Atlanta with their friends. They deal with the obstacles that come with life and being young at an HBCU. They know they belong together, but will they be able to hold it together long enough to build the life they want?

If loving you is wrong , I damn sho don't wanna be right .

Fatima is a driven Chief Resident, known for her exceptional surgical skills and unwavering dedication to her work. She keeps a professional distance from the new group of residents she's training, channeling all her energy into the high stakes demands of saving lives. That is, until Zac arrives. He's a new resident whose quiet confidence and steady strength begins to break down the walls she's built around her heart. As they spend more time together, a connection forms that neither can ignore. But in a world where every choice could mean life or death, can love survive? Will Fatima and Zac's bond make it through the challenges of the operating room, or will it just add another scar to their complicated lives?

Fatima is a Brilliant, confident, and magnetic. She runs her family's global business but wants more than power - she wants love that equals her fire. When she's angry, sad, or speaking with family, she slips into Arabic or French, and Zac can only guess what her words mean.

Sometimes you have to lose to find the one who truly adds to your life.

Our love ended years ago... or did it?