The Centre: Excerpt and Cover Reveal!
Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
"Completely unaware of the true nature of what I’d signed up for, I waited impatiently for their call."
"Completely unaware of the true nature of what I’d signed up for, I waited impatiently for their call."
"Every time an observation is made—by humans, dogs, elephants—the universe holds the possibility of other branches of itself, with all other possible outcomes of that observation.”
"I upload my latest trailer to TikTok advertising my new YouTube video Killer in the Family and sit back."
"Maple’s mother had insisted she wear riding clothes to the horse stable, even though they weren’t there to ride."
“How’s that possible? You’re sisters—surely you’ve learned how to share?”
"[T]he dead are free to choose their age when they return as ghosts."
"Perhaps magic was the wrong word altogether. For what Nena and Néstor found that night was monstrous."
"This was the absolute worst way to die. Mid–squat-pissing behind a tree while Maddy’s axe-murderer charged at her from the front."
"Love is the last thing on his mind, especially today. The only thing that matters is time."
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