Amina leaned in, her voice dripping with malice, “He was once a prince in disguise, but he lost everything because of someone like you. You think he loves you? You’re just his penance.”
Zainab staggered back, her mind racing with a whirlwind of confusion and disbelief.
A prince?
Penance? She didn’t want to believe Amina’s words, but the seed of doubt was already planted.
She hurried back to the hut, her heart pounding with every step, her mind replaying Amina’s scornful words. When she arrived at their home, she found Yusha waiting at the door, concern etched into his usually gentle face.
He reached out to steady her, sensing her distress.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, his voice soft yet firm. Zainab took a deep breath and faced him, her sightless eyes searching for truth in the darkness. “Who are you, Yusha?
Really?
Was anything Amina said true?”
There was a long silence, as thick as the tension in the air. Finally, Yusha sighed deeply, sitting down beside her.
“I suppose you deserve to know,” he began, his voice barely a whisper, “I was once a prince, yes. I had everything—wealth, power, respect.
But I lost it all because of my arrogance and pride.
A wise man I wronged cursed me to live as a beggar until I learned the true meaning of love and humility. Meeting you, Zainab, was the beginning of my redemption.”
Zainab was silent, absorbing his confession. An inexplicable sense of calm washed over her.
She realized that, while Yusha’s past might have been different, the man she had come to know and love was the one sitting beside her now—kind, gentle, and genuine.
“Your past doesn’t matter to me,” she said finally, her voice steady and sure. “What matters is who you are now, and who you’ve helped me become.
You taught me to see the world in a way I never thought possible.”
Yusha reached for her hands, his heart full of gratitude and amazement at her strength and acceptance. “And you taught me to love selflessly, Zainab.
You are the light in my darkness.”
In the days that followed, their bond grew stronger.
Zainab and Yusha faced the world with a newfound confidence, defying the whispers and judgments of those around them. Together, they transformed the humble hut into a warm and loving home, filled with laughter and dreams shared under the starlit sky. Word of their unique love story began to spread through the village, changing hearts and minds.
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