Ash carries on eating like we’re discussing something as mundane as a trip to the supermarket. Not something as major as taking a job in another city. “I wouldn’t commute.” That chilly breeze collides with me again. I tighten my grip on my cutlery to keep my body from shuddering. “Then how…” “I’d move there.” “Move there.” My chest feels tight now and I seem to lose all body heat. “I’d still come and go,” he says in a casual tone. “I mean, my home is here, my mum is here.” I take a bite of my food but it feels like crushed rock in my mouth. A Most Inconvenient Arrangement
Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”
the one where Ashraf drops the bombshell about applying for a job in Birmingham—just when Amaya had started… “tolerating” him.
#WIPsnips: ‘heat’
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