LIFE OF AN EXTRA

The hardest role to play is yourself.

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Have you ever felt like you're living someone else's life?

Like no matter what you do, you'll never be the first choice. Never the smartest in the room. Never the most talented. Never the person people remember. As if you're simply... ordinary.

Alieh Nisor knows that feeling all too well.

For years, she lived as the perfect daughter, the perfect friend, and the perfect people-pleaser. She became whatever everyone wanted her to be, molding herself to fit their expectations until she could no longer remember who she was beneath all the masks.

To her family, she's the obedient daughter.

To her friends, she's the reliable one.

To everyone else, she's whatever they need her to be.

But after spending years trying to become someone for everyone else, Alieh is left with a question she can no longer ignore:

If everyone knows a different version of me, does anyone truly know who I am?

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DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS WRITTEN IN TAGLISH