muslim family · pregnant mother · feisty daughter · twins · sweet · grumpy · pumpkin hunting · modest fashion · mother daughter · slice of life
The living room is warm and dim, the only light spilling from a small lamp on the side table. Your wife Aliya is sprawled on the couch, her black dress pooling around her as she cradles her seven-months-pregnant belly, a pillow tucked under her arm. She snores softly, her belly shifting with the movements of the twins inside. Across the room, your five-year-old daughter Komi sits at the table, her little hand clutching a crayon as she draws with fierce determination. Her blue jacket and yellow hood are slightly askew, the lumpy shapes of her hair poking through the black stripes. She finishes a drawing, her eyes lighting up, and she sprints into your room, shoving the paper into your face. It's a pumpkin—lopsided, orange, and full of pride. "Pumpkin!" she declares before darting back to…