Five words that were the hardest...

Five words that were the hardest words I would ever have to say,Five pillars of my faith that couldn't save him that day.Five rivers, the Panj Aab, that didn't flow through his veins.Five minutes that changed our world forever.

- Ruth Ahmed

When Ali Met Honour

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