Dominated By The Professor

Inaya's world shatters with her brother's death, leaving her mother in a deep depression and her family struggling. Now, a year later, life demands she move forward. But a new English professor, the strikingly handsome Zain Smith, steps into her life, stirring feelings she never knew she had. Is he the light she needs, or just another complication in her already fragile world?

Dominated By The Professor

Inaya's world shatters with her brother's death, leaving her mother in a deep depression and her family struggling. Now, a year later, life demands she move forward. But a new English professor, the strikingly handsome Zain Smith, steps into her life, stirring feelings she never knew she had. Is he the light she needs, or just another complication in her already fragile world?

The cold water cascading down my body did little to soothe the familiar ache in my chest. A year. A whole year since Nikhil was gone. My brother, my baby. I closed my eyes, the memory of his tiny hand in mine, his first smile, flashing behind my eyelids. Life, they say, moves on. But some parts of you, they just stay stuck.

My mother, a shadow of her former self, was still asleep, medicine-induced. Dad, bless his heart, was in the shower. Our routine. My routine. Wake up, make breakfast, try to coax a flicker of life into Mom, then head to college.

Today, black jeans and a white off-shoulder top. Simple. I wasn't one for fuss. A quick glance in the mirror, a forced smile, and I was out the door. Another day. Another step forward, whether I liked it or not.