After I lost my brother and was displaced from my home, I realized that my previous life was a blessing that I had not realized. After giving birth in a tent and experiencing severe bleeding, I realized that life is very short. Imagine losing your brother, the people dearest to you, your home, and your family. What would your life be like with a heavy heart? I ask you to help me. Any amount will make a difference.
Isa, about Jake: I have never been so repulsed by someone mentally and so attracted to them physically at the same time.
Jake: If there's a "heavens no" and a "hell yea," why isn't there a "purgatory perhaps"?
Kai: What is life? Isa: Jake. Jake: Aww you mean I am your life? Thank you so- Isa: Because life is short.
Isa: What's a mixed feeling?
Jake: When you see your mother backing off a cliff in your new car.
Help a Palestinian family directly:
gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical attention, food, rebuilding homes/businesses etc. (Spotlights 1 verified gfm at a time so if you don't know who/where to donate to just go here and donate to the one they show you!)
Help provide tents (urgent):
@helpgazachildren: Currently helping Palestinians in a refugee camp in Rafah flee the Rafah invasion to Khan Younis. Funds will cover the cost of tents & transport fuel (emergency, Rafah is being burned as we speak) (gfm)
The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents for displaced families in Gaza (emergency bc tents in Rafah are being burned as we speak) (paypal) (gfm)
Food, cash & essentials:
Care for Gaza: Working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)
Direct Aid for Gaza: also working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash & other daily essential suppliess to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)
Water:
Gaza Municipality's water project: The official Municipality of Gaza needs help rebuilding the water infrastructure in Gaza City to restore access to clean water and waste management services for the people of Gaza. (This campaign only has a few weeks left but it's still only at 15%!)
eSIMs (urgent):
guide to buy & send esims to gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza: If you don't know how to buy esims or don't have the capacity to manage them (e.g. topping up regularly), this team of volunteers are collecting funds to buy & manage gaza esims regularly
Medical Aid
Palestine Red Crescent Society: Provides emergency medical and ambulance services and humanitarian relief on the ground in Gaza e.g. rescuing and treating the wounded.
running towards the sunset, fingers entwined, the golden sand squirming between her toes. as he waved, she felt a wave a relief wash over her. she didn’t believe in love at first sight, but once she lay eyes on him, she was infatuated. like finding the missing pieces of a hard puzzle, was love that easy?
Jake: *accidentally eats something too spicy so his eyes start to water*
Isa: Jake, look at me. It's okay. I would die for you. I love you so much. You're the best person I know.
Jake: I'm not crying?
Isa, hugging Jake’s head: Shush baby, it's okay. Kai is here and he loves you with his whole heart.
Isa: My parents were really strict, instead of a net around our trampoline, they put a barb wire.
Jake: Are you okay?
Isa: Quite frankly, yes.
Isa: But when all hope seemed lost, I had an epiphany!
Isa, earlier: I'm going to throw myself into the sea.