Zainab had never seen the world, but she could feel her cruelty with every breath she took. She was born blind into a family that valued beauty above all else. Her two sisters were admired for their striking eyes and graceful figures, while Zainab was treated like a burden, a shameful secret kept behind closed doors.
Her mother d.ied when she was just five years old and since then, her father changed: he became bitter, resentful and cruel, especially to her. He never called her by her name. He used to call her “that thang.”
