Everyone Hates Me!
Jul 31, 2020
3 minutes
BY ALI LOCONTE
ILLUSTR ATION:
MICHAEL DE LUCCHI
‘EVERYONE hates me!” Tasneem said.
Ruth frowned. “Oh, come on now, you know that’s not true. Tell me three people who love you.”
Tasneem fought back the tears. “My mom,” she said reluctantly. “My husband. Maybe. And I suppose my daughter, Jay. Sometimes.”
“See?” Ruth said. “Not everyone hates you at all.”
The two women stared at each other.
“But even Jay
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