Holding onto Charcoal

{COMPLETE} Abdullah Parks is tired of his life-and for a good reason. He's a Muslim, he's American, and he's trying to balance between the two parts inside himself. His horrible Math teacher, drastic grades, and the massive bombings happening in his country aren't helping-people around him hate Muslims like never before. It seems that Abdullah is trying to hold on to a flaming lump of coal, and he's barely keeping a hold of it. Following a series of attacks through his life, with the mysterious arrival of another Muslim at school, Abdullah finds himself failing to bring his life back to the way it was. With every step the coal just keeps getting hotter, and he's beginning to doubt the point of holding on in the first place. Can he stick to the message he's always felt a responsibility to follow, or are the coals too hot that he must let go?

-Trigger Warning: features abuse (especially verbal), bullying and forced marriage.