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"I expected him to hold my hand and tell me not to be afraid, but instead he asked me, looking into my eyes: Do you really want to feel safe?" I was confused and looked towards the window and replied: Of course, and who among us does not want to feel safe? I did not find an answer from him. I looked at him. He looked at me with complete skepticism. I shook my head in denial: No, I do not like to feel safe. "That's why we're together." *** Relationship is a simple word that calls for joy for some, but is nothing but real terror for others. Sarah tried many times to take the word simply, but every time she reached the same result. Will this time be anything different?

نهلة كرم، روائية وقاصة مصرية، من مواليد القاهرة 1989م، صدر لها رواية "على فراش فرويد" عام 2014 م، ومجموعتان قصصيتان: "أن تكون معلقًا في الهواء" عام 2012 م، و"الموت يريد أن أقبل اعتذاره" عام 2017 م.