Zainab had never seen the world, but she felt 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 enchanting eyes and graceful figures, while Zainab was treated as a burden—a shameful secret hidden 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 to sit at the table with them or for visitors to see her.
He believed she was cursed.
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And when Zainab turned 21, her father made a decision that would shatter what little remained of his broken heart.
One morning, her father entered her small room, where she sat quietly, running her fingers over the braille pages of an old, worn book.
He dropped a folded piece of cloth into her lap.
“You’re getting married tomorrow,” he said without emotion.
Zainab froze.
The words made no sense.
Marry? To whom?
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