"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.