Nowhere to Belong

<p>There are people who don't belong at home.<br>And others who don't belong at work.<br>But some of us... belong nowhere.<br>We carry our office badge like a bruise and our house keys like a weight.</p><p>This book was born in those silent in-betweens-the office washroom stall you hide in during lunch the quiet bedroom you return to with dread the car rides that feel like freedom only because nobody is talking.</p><p>I wrote these stories for the ones who are high-functioning but hollow.<br>For those who cry without tears.<br>For those who smile out of habit but feel like a ghost in their own life.</p><p>These pages are stitched with both fiction and truth. With characters that feel too real because they carry wounds that we've all hidden. Each chapter is a whisper that says: <em>You're not the only one floating. You're not the only one exhausted. You're not the only one trying to come home-to yourself.</em></p><p>This book won't fix everything.<br>But maybe it will make you feel seen.</p><p>And sometimes that's the beginning.</p><p>- <strong>Fazal Abubakkar Esaf</strong></p>