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or a long time now,” My

ures softened. “Fine. Fine! Explain then. What

h, “I’m Vazar. What

me Hannah,”

who had broken her day-dream earlier made an appeara

sappear. He must have picked up my vibe

tongue with ease. Even her name

glance around. She didn’t want anyone e

promised, feeling relieved

on?” she press

if I wasn’t straight now then she would leave.

e me because your mind isn’t open yet. Onc

believe in someth

make sense. “Just like you breathe in the air that you can

as she absorbed my words.

irst introduced myself to mankind, they think I’m a

. I’m a Jinn. Do you

ps trembled and she stepped back. Yes it

velvet voice held

ave liked. “No, I promise you, I am not evil.

re all d

hen. So

aking to me?” he

of us choose to obey the rules of the Jinn and some of u

y break rul

feel… I don’t know what I feel!” I pushed a hand through my hair in frustration. I couldn’t reveal what an imp

reaming. I have to go…” Hann

r her to give me a few more minutes. “I cannot leave this

mere three meters from the door. “Stay, I

alked over to the side of the door where a couple of emp

ing,” she instructed.

y of Iraq. The war was raging, my kind were being forced into hiding and many, many of us captured and killed. My kind were not human. We don’t belong in this world

clay, and you from fire?” It was obvi

’m guessing from your hijab

arning about this at the mosq

g about us. Let me continue,

nd my story

few months and then peace was restored until a new generation of humans emerged and started the vicious cycle again. Jinn kind

h’s mouth fell open

200 years old.

y me. Her age didn’t matter. What was a few years

to come and go using portals that existed in particular natural geographical sites. The location of the

her excitement beg

losest one would be in Dorse

ad, “Somewhere d

rn coast towards France. There’s a

eard of it. It’s called

or. That’s wher

it yet?” I could tell H

like a door that you open and go through.

ntagious, and I found myself caught in the moment. How I w

time. Who knows? Maybe I would b

ould tell she loved a good adventure. If only, we had both known