Her Quiet Run
READING AGE 18+
Seventeen-year-old Malisa Okafor has learned to survive the quiet: a mother who isn’t there, a father who’s only present when the bottle isn’t, and a life in Nottingham that feels heavier every year. Music is her escape, her friends are her shield, and Keon Marshall --- the boy who loves her too softly --- is the only part of her world that feels steady.
But Malisa is hiding cracks she refuses to look at…
And Keon is hiding a past that’s about to break into the present.
When secrets start slipping through the cracks ---at home, at college, and inside herself --- Malisa is forced to face the truth she’s been running from:
You can only outrun your ruin for so long before it catches up.
A gritty, emotional UK drama about love, survival, and the weight of growing up before you're ready.
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The banging wakes her so abruptly she almost falls out of bed.
Three loud, heavy knocks.
Not the kind meant for neighbours.
Not the kind meant for parcels.
The kind meant for trouble.
Malisa shoots upright, heart hammering against her ribs as the echo shakes through the flat. At first she thinks maybe she dreamt ……
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