Shamchebbie
Where My Heart Stayed
Amina has loved deeply and lost painfully. After a four‑year relationship shattered her sense of self, life became heavy in ways she couldn't explain. The expectations, the secrets, the betrayals, the silence - it all piled up until breathing felt like work. At her lowest, when the world felt too loud and her pain too invisible, Amina turned to drugs, not for pleasure, but to escape a life that felt unbearable. There were nights she didn't want to wake up, mornings she didn't know why she had.
Then Zayd walked into her life - calm, patient, and unexpectedly gentle. He didn't try to fix her. He listened. He stayed. With him, laughter returned in small, awkward moments. Peace followed in quiet conversations. For the first time in a long while, Amina felt safe enough to be honest.
But healing is never linear. Between a flirty friend who crosses boundaries, a past love that still haunts her, family members who weaponize her trauma, and a betrayal of trust from someone meant to help her heal, Amina is forced to confront her darkest truths. Loving Zayd means facing herself - her fears, her mistakes, and the lies she told to survive.
Where My Heart Stayed is a story about brokenness, faith, friendship, and a love that refuses to disappear even when everything else falls apart. It's about choosing to live, choosing to heal, and choosing love - even when letting go feels impossible.