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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Nottingham looks different at six in the morning.
The buses hiss as they slow down, the air is cold enough to sting the tip of your nose, and the whole street has this grey-blue tint like the world hasn’t fully woken up yet. Malisa Okafor pulls her hood tighter around her braids and steps over a puddle that hasn’t quite frozen.……
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