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They stood over her, laughing mockingly, before the girl standing closest to her spoke up through her laughter. "You're completely useless now. This is how you'll spend the rest of your life—married to a thug who terrorizes everyone. Who knows, maybe you met him out on one of your usual wild romps and he followed you home? By Allah, we've been utterly disgraced; our family's reputation is ruined. Only Allah knows how far the shame of what you did has spread."
"I'm not even bothered by that, Zee," the other added. "What gets me is how Abba is actually boasting and bragging about marrying off this outcast!"
They ganged up on her, showering her with relentless insults. Lowering her head, she wept bitter tears, whispering to herself: What kind of life is this? She found no comfort in anyone; no one loved or cared for her. Why did her own father have to be among those ruining her life? She was exhausted by an existence filled with nothing but heartbreak and selfish people.
She looked up at the sound of Zee's voice. "Samhad, your days of enjoying life are over forever; you'll only ever watch others enjoy theirs. Treat this marriage as a fate that will lead you straight to your grave, and look at the home you're entering as nothing less than a tomb. Because I swear to you, starting today—or rather, right this moment—you have said goodbye to happiness. You'll see it in others, but never in yourself."
She finished her words, casting a look of pure hatred at Samhad. Shaking her head through heavy sobs, Samhad replied, "I believe in my Lord; no one gives life or takes it except Him, and I believe that whatever happens to me comes from Him. Anty Zee, I have already surrendered my affairs to Allah. I know Allah loves me, for He created me a woman and a Muslim. Let me remind you of something: marriage is ordained by Allah, and when He decrees it for you, it will inevitably happen. You are proof of that yourself—I know you've been wanting to get married for years, but Allah has not yet decreed it for you. You used to taunt me, saying no one would ever marry me and that I would end up alone, forgetting that Allah is the master planner. Alhamdulillah, even if things end here, I have still come out ahead—because I know I have moved forward and left you behind, missed opportunity and all."
She ended her words with a subtle smile directed at Zee, making Zee's heart pound with intense fury.
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