Comic Story
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They buried him in silence. The village had no prayers left.
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I hadn’t been back since I was eight. The silence was… heavier than I remembered.
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Something wanted to stay hidden. The house felt… wrong.
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Karim listens. Speak softly… What did it mean?
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Zaynab… I heard someone call my name in the dark. Was I dreaming?
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I know your first secret. How did it know that?
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Tell me something no one knows… The voice was like sand.
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And something listened. Something always listens.
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Truth accepted. Price taken… What price?
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Did he speak to you? Someone knew.
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Your uncle made the same mistake. He gave the jinn too much.
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He’s in the dust. He wants more… Ibrahim, liar.
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Do not speak secrets aloud. He listens. Who is he?
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The Ruins. Three nights’ walk. A pact waits there… A map?
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A tooth… Another piece of someone’s life.
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What else will you give? I had nothing left.
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The more you give, the more you see. But what was real?
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She was taken by one of us. You opened the door… I was responsible?
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Thousands of ears. I could hear every lie.
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DON’T ANSWER HIM! Who said that?
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Everything was burning. But I couldn’t stop it.
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Now that you’ve spoken… you’ll never be silent again.
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One more secret… and I will show you where he is buried.
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I no longer know which secrets are mine. I’m ready.
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Karim waits.