Life is like a tight circle, the more it closes, the more we realize there's no escape. Durriya's life sways between her past and present, with Mahi's hand always reaching from the past to push her forward. The emptiness left by someone’s absence creates a noise that affects you in both the short and long term. The void Mahi left in Durriya's life was enough to fill her with fear of losing more people. After Mahi's departure, all that remained were shared memories and some photos, leaving her troubled, with a fragile heart and restless spirit. Her mother, Jihan, stands aloof, indifferent to the scene. Jihan was and will remain a woman without the traits of motherhood, never remembers calling her 'mother.' Though her memory may fail occasionally, it won't fail her forever. Her parents were like worlds that only united once to bring ruin to another. She became an odd point among others, colorless. Her mother gave birth to her then left, leaving her to wander in her desolate existence. Her father wasted no time after divorcing Jihan, quickly starting a new life, resulting in a child connected only by similar names. Durriya navigates her life between past and present conflicts, trying to overcome the challenges left for her to face alone. She moves to Dubai, deciding to settle there. Perhaps Mahi was the only one able to pull her hand away, offering peace that comes from understanding life truly. When Shruti invited her to India, her spirit, lost after Mahi, revived. Everything about Mahi still invigorates her, leading Durriya to India, surrounded by hope to embrace Mahi's world, unaware of the new world awaiting her. She finds herself far from her imagination when Shruti leaves her alone in a place where she feels out of place. There, she meets a girl whose existence thrives on happiness, gently pulling her out of her enclosing circle. Accompanied by Mahi's diaries, revealing parts of Mahi's paper world, she learns from her wise grandfather and her uncle who beset her as troubles pursue their owners. Her journey stretches infinitely until she realizes it was shorter than expected.

Publishing house: Dar Mulhimon Publishing and Distribution

Number of Pages: 280

Year of publication: 2016