“The father married his daughter, blind from birth, to a beggar, and what happened next shocked many people.”
Zainab had never seen the world, but she could feel its cruelty with every breath. She was born blind into a family that valued beauty above all else.
Her two sisters were admired for their captivating eyes and elegant figures, while Zainab was treated as a burden, a shameful secret kept behind closed doors.
Her mother died when she was only five, and from then on, her father changed.
He became bitter, resentful, and cruel, especially to her. He never called her by her name; he called her “that thing.”
He didn’t want her at the table during family meals or anywhere near when visitors arrived.
He believed she was cursed, and when Zainab turned 21, she made a decision that would destroy what remained of her already broken heart.
One morning, her father entered her small room where Zainab sat silently, her fingers tracing the Braille pages of an old, worn book, and placed a folded piece of cloth on her lap.
“You’re getting married tomorrow,” he said curtly. Zainab froze. The words made no sense. Marry? To whom?
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