Ruhani : A Soul Learning To Breathe by Zahra Noor at Inkitt

Summary

Book One of "Until We Couldn't" Series She was never the storm. She was the silence after - the kind that buried you. Ruhani Mirza has always been invisible in the places she called home. Blamed, belittled, and broken in the corners of her own house, she survives by clinging to things no one notices - her poetry journal, her dadi's voice in her head, and the sound of cassette tapes that still speak louder than her family. At twenty, life offers her a way out - a job in another city, a train ticket she hides beneath her pillow, and a chance to breathe away from the ones who taught her she wasn't enough. But before freedom can begin, the past demands to be grieved. From friendships that turned to betrayals, to a love that was never hers to keep, Ruhani must confront the ghosts of who she was... to find the girl who still dreams. A tender coming-of-age tale about survival, softness, and slow rebellion, Ruhani: A Soul Learning to Breathe is a heartbreakingly intimate look into what it means to be broken - and still choose to begin. I have summarised the first 4 chapters to you all not wanting to give out the whole story right over here......read it to know how she learned to breathe Follow me on Instagram: @zahra_breaths

Genre: Literary Fiction/Drama

Author: Zahra Noor

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 25

Rating: 5.0 1 review

Age Rating: 18+

Before The Breathing Begins

📖 Title Page

Ruhani: A Soul Learning to Breathe

by Zahra Noor

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💌 Dedication

> For the soft hearts who cried quietly in rooms that never heard them.

For the daughters who were told they feel too much.

This one’s for you.

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⚠️ Trigger Warning

> This book explores emotional neglect, verbal abuse, abandonment trauma, and grief.

Please take care of your heart while reading.

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✨ Epigraph

> “Some girls aren’t broken.

They’re just waiting to be seen.”

— Zahra Noor

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🕰️ Setting

> Set in the quieter lanes of suburban Mumbai,

where the loudest screams echo inside hearts that whisper instead.

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📝 Author’s Note

> Dear reader,

These stories are born from my heart and shaped with the help of someone who understood them.

This story is deeply personal — not because it’s real, but because it feels like something we’ve all lived in parts.

Ruhani may be fictional, but her ache is not. She is every girl who was misunderstood for her softness, blamed for her silence, and punished for her dreams.

If you’ve ever whispered poetry into pillows or asked God why you weren’t enough — you’ll find yourself in these pages.

Let her journey remind you: breathing is also a rebellion.

— Zahra Noor

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No part of this book may be copied, reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form — whether digital, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise — without prior written permission from the author.

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or places is purely coincidental. All characters and situations are the author’s original creation and imagination.

This story breathes through my words — please respect its soul.

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