Nasirah: A Short Story

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I bet this story will scare the life out of you!” Nasirah exclaimed with joy. My two younger sisters and I sank deep into the soft, warm blanket that winter night. Nasirah was very crafty when it came to storytelling. I was only nine! Kids of my age could believe anything and everything narrated by elderly peeps! It was ridiculous how my older cousins always told us these weird supernatural incidents and made it nearly impossible for us to use washroom during nights.Who wanted to get possessed by those demons out there in the dark! No matter how scared it would make us, we would still want to delve into those atrocious tales!!
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Winter vacations were always our favorite, as we used to travel back to Pakistan to spend some fun times and have

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