Starting Out Together
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Last published Thu, Feb 27, 2020
Leila Abdul-Rahim is a depressed girl, she loses her sister at an early age and can't get over the loss. It would have been much easier if Leila wasn't in the car with her. Amer Ibrahim, her childhood best friend, was the only one who knew how to pull her out of her low. What Leila doesn't know is that Amer is deeply in love with her. When he asks for permission to marry her, Leila breaks down.
Is Amer able to convince her to marry him, or is her hard past and heartbreak going to keep her from moving on?
A story about love, loss, and finding yourself.
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