Broken Perceptions

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Reads 6,618
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Parts 2
Time 8m

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"She was the turmoil in my life that forced me to break out of my cocoon and face the world. She made me questions all my perceptions and beliefs, altering her perceptions and mine, she combined them together making them the link between us."


Three lives: Rehan Khan, Aisha Sheikh, Sasha Khan.

Two ideas: The ideal and the real. 

One story: Broken Perceptions



*Selected for the Long List of the Your Story India contest under the General Fiction Category.All Rights Reserved

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