Life Of Raheel Awan

Previously

…For weeks, maybe months, it had been a constant, whiny soprano in the back of my mind, a relentless chorus of “Are you sure about that, Raheel?” and “Everyone else is doing it this way!” It was the voice that had whispered insidious doubts during my brief, ill-fated stint as a junior accountant (the spreadsheets looked like hieroglyphics designed by a committee of grumpy squirrels), and the one that had cackled with glee when my attempt at artisanal sourdough resulted in a brick that could have been used as a doorstop, or perhaps a medieval weapon. My life, up until this point, had been a series of clumsy pirouettes in pursuit of an invisible barre