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The man's eyes shifted from Nejmah to her tattoo, where they remained for a few seconds as he seemingly tried to translate his name from Hebrew to English. He kindly asked if she could tell him how to pronounce her name, the adorable accent clearly showing once again, so very different from her own.


Nejmah offered him a shy smile. "It's pronounced 'Neeshma'," she answered quietly, taking a peek at the wrist he was showing her. There, in black ink and bold letters, was her full name in beautiful calligraphy. She secretly let out a breath of relief. After making such a fool of herself at the concert last night over a false alarm, it was a relief to know she didn't make the same mistake twice.