The Odd Case at Central Park

By S. H. Miah

Jamal, a single father, grew up around Central Park. Now, he enjoys time there with his son, Hamza.
But a mysterious note crops up in the park, with a secret message for them to decipher.
What does the message mean? And what strange truths could the answer reveal?

 

A MFP Short Story about father and son bonding amidst the backdrop of an enticing mystery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Muslim Fiction Project
• Release date: Apr 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215481790

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The Odd Case at Central Park

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The Odd Case at Central Park

Jamal had grown up around Central Park. Now that he was a man of thirty years of age and with his own son in tow, he visited the park again frequently. His son Hamza loved the swings in the corner best of all. They were many in number, rows of them lined one next to each other as if each child was meant to challenge the one next to them to see how close to death they could get.

Jamal didn't like his son going on the swings. It placed fear in his heart at the worst case scenario coming to life —as it had done so many times in Jamal’s life. But to make his son happy, to put that smile on Hamza's face that made everything in Jamal’s life worth it,