"Zahra,wherehaveyoubeen,Ihavebeenlookingforyoufordaysnow,afteriheardthatbastardannouncethathewantstodivorceyouandmarrythatbitchinpublic,howcruel."Lily,Zahra'sonlybestfriendasked.
SheistheonlyfriendwhoknewwhatZahrahasbeengoingthroughinhermarriageandhowhardlifehasbeenforhereversinceherfatherdiedandhermothergotmarriedagain.
Zahracurledthecornerofhermouth"heactedtoonicetomethistimeIthoughthewasfinallycomingaroundandtryingtomakeourmarriagework,heaskedmetogoouttoapartywithhim."Shethoughttoherselfhowfoolishofhertothinkhehadfinallyfalleninlovewithher.
Zahrastepfathermarriedherofftoamanshedidn'tknow.Hedidn'tmarryoffhisowndaughterDorawhowasolderthanZahraandshewasnotmarriedyet.Allshedidwastorunaroundchasingrichmentryingtogetluckyandmarryoneofthem.
Herhusbandwasneverthereforherhewasalwaystravellingandifhewasaroundhewaseitherinmeetingsorinthestudy"heisabusyman"shethought.GeorgewasabigmanageratZealinternationalthatdealtwithtechnology.
Theonlymarriagegesturehegavewasthekissonthereweddingdayatthecivilbeauralsincetheyhadwitnesses.ZahrathoughtthatGeorgewasbeingmodestanddidn'twanttoExpressaffectioninpublic.
Theyhadnotgoneoutforlongsotheywillgettoknoweachotheralongtheorsoshethought.
Georgedidn'tmarryZahraforloveshewaspartofabargaintopayoffhisfather'sdebtandpromisetoZahrastepfather.
GeorgenevertooktimetogettoknowZahrainsteadhehatedherbecauseshewasblockinghimfromachievinghishappinesswiththewomanheloved.
Theyhavebeenleavingwithnoromanceforthreeyearssheeventhoughthehadasexualdisordershedidn'tknowaboutandshethoughtshewillhelphimgetcured.
Henevershowedinterestinhernotevenonceheavoidedherlikeplagueandonedayhecametothehomeandtoldherthathewantsanopenmarriage.
Thisgotheroffguide,"amIthatunattractivethathernevertouchesmeandnowhewantstogotoutwithothers?"Shethoughttoherself"
"Whydoyouwantanopenrelationship,amInotenough?"Sheaskedhim.
"Arereallythatstupidthatyoucantaddoneplusone,Ihavenevertouchedyoucantyoutellthatamnotinterestedinyou"Georgethoughtthisstupidgirlisreallynaiveandstupid.
"Whataboutourmarriagedontyourespectthatwegotmarried"
"MarriagemyfootIwasforcedtomarryyou,doyouthinkIcouldhaveevenapproachedyouevenifIwasgiveakingdomtorule,youaredreaming.Getreadywearegoingouttonight".
Zahrawasleftspeechless,littledidsheknowthatGeorgehadawomanhelovedevenbeforetheygotmarried.MarryingZahrawasjustanobligationthathehadtofulfill.
"Don'tthinktoomuchaboutit"GoergesaidwhenhesawZahralostinthoughtshehasneverlookedathercloselyshewasreallybeautifulhethoughtbuthebrushedoffthethoughthestillhadtheloveofhislifeMary."Ihaveasurpriseforyoutonight"
IfnotforMaryinsistencehecouldn'thaveannouncedhisdivorceinpublicatafamilygathering,hefeltbadforZahra.
Attheageof23shehasgonethroughallthestrugglesinlifefromherparentsdivorce,stepfathermarryingheroffattheageof20,afailedmarriageandallhersharesgiventoherbyherfatherbeforehediedwhereforcefullytransferredtoherstepfatherinordertosaveamother'slife.
Shethoughttoherselfmaybeitsagoodthingtogetadivorcesoshecanrunawayfromallthisandstartanewlife.
"Amgladamgettingadivorce,maybethismarriagewasnevermeanttobe"shetoldLilyastearsfloweddownlikeatapofwater.Lilyhuggedherandtoldhertoletitallout.
