title: A Cleansing of Souls
author: Stuart Ayris
description: <b>Stuart A. Ayris</b> lives in Tollesbury, Essex, England with his girlfriend, Rebecca, and his dog, Benson. He has three great sons  Matthew, Daniel and James.
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  OUR TAINTED SOULS
  
  
  
  
  
  A Novel
  
  
  By:
  
  
  Minaal Maan
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  Ahmed
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  He was a monster. Today was one of those days when he felt as if he was
  corrupting the very air around him, and it had nothing to do with the acrid
  smoke that he was expelling through his lips. He felt like he was destroying
  everything around him because of the thoughts that were running through his
  head, and the opinions he held about the world after twenty three years of
  being stuck in the battle that was his life.
  
  
  Ahmed’s attention was soon drawn towards a little girl sitting on a swing a
  few yards away, her dark brown hair blowing around her face as she pumped her
  legs back and forth. She would squeal in joy as she swung forward, her face
  lighting up with one of those smiles that could only be seen on a child,
  hopeful and genuinely happy with the world around her. He forced his gaze away
  then, hating himself because he had been staring at a fi