He hugged her tightly, and she could feel his relief in the way he held her, as if afraid she might disappear.

As the days turned into months, Zainab and Yusha built a life together. They planted a small garden behind the hut, and Yusha taught her how to tend to it with patience and care. The village began to notice the changes in them both. Yusha stood taller, his shoulders no longer weighed down by guilt. And Zainab, once the blind girl shunned by her own family, became a source of inspiration.