Wild Voices

Zahra. Founder and CEO of Tride. Just a mother trying to make the world a better place one glass of water at a time.

[zahratitchen]

text: sam & zahra

sam: no, no. of course not

sam: scares me a little but it'll be great

zahra: you're not instilling a lot of confidence here lol

[zahratitchen]

text: sam & zahra

sam: perfect

sam: my place... saturday? i'm cooking, please don't let that scare you

zahra: Should you cooking scare me?

[gabby-caine]

Gabrielle stood from the bench when she spotted Zahra approaching her at the park and waved. “Hey, Zahra,” She greeted the other happily. While her brother hadn’t maintained a relationship with his daughter for a while, Gabby had done her best to do so, not wanting to miss out on her niece’s life. “How’ve you been? I’m sorry I haven’t been able to see you in a couple of weeks. Work was strangely chaotic. There were events and then someone got sick. I ended up working extra hours and days off.”

@zahratitchen​

[zahratitchen]

One good thing about moving to Chicago was that Val could actually spend time with her aunt. Despite what her and Sam’s relationship was, Gabby had always tried to keep a relationship with the two of them, and Zahra appreciated it. “Hey!” Zahra said excitedly as she approached Gabby in the park. “Oh god, don’t even worry about it! It’s been crazy on my end too, so I totally get it. How have you been otherwise? Everything good?”

[zahratitchen]

text: sam & zahra

sam: you, me, val. sitting around a table, good food, good drinks. some dessert. a nice conversation.

zahra: Yeah we can do that

zahra: where and when?

[zahratitchen]

text: sam & zahra

sam: dinner?

zahra: define dinner?

[zahratitchen]

text: sam & zahra

sam: please tell me you're not busy or working this weekend?

sam: i need a huge favor

zahra: It depends on the favor... what's up?

[zahratitchen]

bridgeferro​:

Around her new boss, Bridge tried to straighten up her act, be more professional. A breathed out a low ‘ooft’ at her bosses’ words, “god, you’re right,” she rushed to agree, frowning at the man in question, “why do so many incredible women waste their time on trash men? What a waste, I think, every woman could do better.”

Zahra laughed and rolled her eyes. “God, you are so right,” she agreed, taking a sip from her latte. “I can’t even say I don’t know why women suffer through terrible men because I held out hope for my ex for far too long, and it is extremely embarrassing. Men are such a waste of time,” she joked, laughing at herself. 

[sophiaabush-blog1]

[bridgeferro]

People watching was a hobby of Bridge’s, peering into the lives of others was a welcome distraction from her own chaos. Twirling the straw in her drink, Bridge watched on at the couple in front of them, the tension between the two clear to see, “so what’s their story?” the woman mused, glancing to the person beside her with a challenging smirk, “five bucks says they’re exes reunited.” // @hocstarters​

[zahratitchen]

Zahra laughed lightly as she looked over to see the people Bridge was referring to, taking a sip from her drink. “Honestly, I think he’s married and they’re trying not to cross a line,” she said with a shrug before breaking out into a laugh. “Either way, she can do better,” she added with a smirk. 

[zahratitchen]

- EVERYTHING BELOW THIS IS ARCHIVED-

[owen-robinson]

Closed || @zahratitchen​

As important as Sam was to James, Zahra was just as and he felt bad that he hadn’t seen her as much as he wanted to over the last few months. With everything going on in his personal life and with his mom, it was far and few that he was seeing his friends. They were like a part of his family and he felt guilty that he hadn’t seen both her and Val in a few weeks. So with a quick text to make sure she was free and at home, James made his way over to his place. A bottle of wine for Zahra and a small gift for Val were both nestled into a bag that he held in his hand. With a wide grin as he finally reached her place, James knocked on the door. 

[zahratitchen]

Zahra was sitting in her dining room with Val, who was working away on her multiplication tables, when the knock came on their door. Zahra smiled as Val perked up. “That must be your Uncle James, you wanna go answer it?” she offered. Val nodded excitedly running up to open the door. “Uncle James!” she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around James, as Zahra made her way to the doorway, smiling at her friend. “Hey, James! How are you? Should I make us some coffee, make use of my fancy coffee maker?”

[zahratitchen]

You're a strong ass woman and I admire you.

Anonymously tell me your opinion of me and I cannot respond. 

[hekacute-deactivated20141230]

I touch myself whenever I think about you. More specifically, I rub my temples because I get a headache because you’re awful. 

[designedonchaos]

It hadn’t been a great week. And maybe a loud event focused on coupling people up wasn’t a great way to end it. Gus had gone back and forth on it- on one hand, he couldn’t sit in his RV and let every event to potentially meet someone pass him by. He needed to at least try. On the other hand, his lapses had been worse lately, and he was tired. Work wasn’t great. Thoughts weren’t great. But… he could always get drunk, right? So he’d dressed nicely and tied his hair back, but he was definitely there mostly for the booze, finding himself being that guy who was posted up at the bar, chatting with the bartender for a little while before he was left to his own devices. He’d been on his second rum and coke, when for a second as he blinked, his mind went almost numb. A fuzziness, like cottonballs, and his gaze trained on the icecubes floating in his drink as they moved, just so. He was used to it- unable to think properly. Focus, focus, focus… what were you just doing… just saying… was I on the phone? No. Talking to the bartender. He left. Sitting. You’re just sitting. Another blink and it was gone, and he realized someone was there. “Oh shit, sorry, I musta-… yeah, had a bit of a zone out there. How’s your night going?” 

@codstarters​

[zahratitchen]

Zahra sat down at the bar, the seats crammed a little too close for her liking, but she didn’t really want to be mingling at the moment, especially after her date had gotten caught up at work, leaving her alone indefinitely. She placed her phone facedown on the bartop and ordered herself a glass of wine, which got the attention of the person next to her. “Oh, no you’re totally okay,” she insisted. “They’re cramming us way too closely in here,” she joked. “Maybe it’s a way to get people to mingle.”

[jamie-ryu]

“So, do you think it’s worth it to go to jail because I shoved a stylus up my client’s ass over multiple changes in my design?” Jamie asked his friend as he plopped himself down on the seat across the other’s. He was supposed to be finished with that particular client already but with all the revision they wanted, it was taking longer than usual. The graphic designer started with traditional methods until they realized that the revisions might be endless and moved to digital. “They’re being a pain in my ass.” @codstarters​

[zahratitchen]

Zahra understood the frustration of people all the time. When she first started her business, and she was the sales department, she constantly wanted to slam her head against the wall with how people could be. “Honestly, it might be,” she said with a shrug. “And I know a good lawyer that would be happy to help you out if that’s the case. I can already see the defense. ‘You’re honor, they were a pain in my ass, so I became a pain in theirs.’”

[zahratitchen]

yazsanchez​:

closed/ @zahratitchen​

“I know you’re all, Girl Boss, self-made CEO but Zahra, please,” she slid down in the seat across from her friend, giving her a half teasing, half desperate look, “you’ve got get out more often. I barely know what the hell is going on with you now. How are you? How’s Princess Val? Catch me up!”

“Hey, I’m also a mother,” she pointed out with a laugh, even though she knew deep down her friend was right. She needed a life outside of work and her kid. “And you can always text me to know what’s going on in my life,” she pointed out in a teasing tone. “I’m doing well though. Sam isn’t being a total idiot, I’m kind of dating someone, Val is doing so well. She starts soccer next month, which will be a lot of fun. How about you, babe, what’s been going on with you?”

[zahratitchen]

jamesselroy​:

“So what I’m hearing that when I need a coffee in the middle of the day, to stop by your place instead.” James grinned over at Zahra, shaking his head some as he took the cup from her. “You know, so you can put your espresso machine to good use of course.” He laughed softly, taking a sip, impressed with how good it was. Maybe he really should just stop by her place for his daily coffees. “Things with Madi are going really, really well.” He couldn’t help but grin at the mention of her. “I gave her a promise ring right around Christmas time.” Still beyond ecstatic of how things were going between the two of them. “How have you been though?” He asked over the rim of his cup before he took another sip of it. 

“That’s absolutely what I’m saying,” Zahra joked lightly. “But seriously, you know you’re always welcome here... to use my espresso machine, of course,” she added playfully. She was so busy these days that she didn’t get to see James that much, and truthfully, she wouldn’t mind the company of her old friend. Her face lit up as she listened to James talk about Madi. “Did you really?” she asked excitedly. “That’s amazing! I’m so happy for you,” she told him genuinely. After everything James has been through, he deserved to be happy with someone. “I’m doing pretty well. I’m still seeing that lawyer, which is going really well. And things with Sam are slowly getting better, and that’s been a huge relief, if I’m being totally honest.”