Today marks the second anniversary of her marriage. However, no one seems to be celebrating it. And how could she, or rather both of them, be happy because of this marriage since this wedding knot was not only tied without the consent of the bride and groom but also occurred incidentally to compensate for what had happened in the winter of last year, especially with the bride whose name was Zahra. On that day, she woke up early, recited the Holy book, and dedicated the reward to the deceased and martyred, especially the martyred one whose name was Saad. He was killed last year by Zahra’s family. She called him martyred because she believed that whosoever dies in the name of love should be entitled as martyred. On the very day of her anniversary, she was looking like a living statue, merely breathing and walking. She was in the shackles…
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