Between darkness and dry taps

Between darkness and dry taps

The alarm rings, shrill, startling, unwelcome. She turns it off with a smack, her face already showing traces of the grimace she’ll wear for most of her challenging day. *Fatima Kazmi is a teacher who has to reach school by 7:40 am. Before that she has to prepare breakfast, help dress the kids, give tea to her husband and eat a bite herself. She hardly fusses over her own appearance or meals because she feels it is a luxury she doesn’t have. She…