This chapter was a big surprise that I almost saw coming. Atiq is at the jail, and his wife comes to visit him. She proposes a plan to get Zunaira out alive. She wants to switch places with her, so Musarrat will be the one who is auctually executed, and she says that no one will know or care as long as there is a woman under the burqua being punished. Musarrat says that she can feel she does not have much time left, and she'd rather not be left suffering. All she wants to do is make her husband happy, something she has yet to do in their marriage. I think this is very admirable of her, even though her husband does not treat her that well, but she still wants to do everything she can for him.
"Something is taking place inside you that would make you the envy of saints and kings." Musarrat is talking to Atiq, and she says that he has finally found true love, something that most do not find in this country. He is truly happy, and there is an extra little twinkle in his eye. Not many people are happy with their spouses in this country because they view them as posessions, not people. That is why this feeling is truly envious.
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You saw it coming??? I sure didn't.
Yes, it is a true sacrifice, an act of love not often seen in many stories. She does it because her husband fell in love with another woman! How strange, yet it does make the book special in my opinion.
Nice descriptions used in this post. I can see a difference in the way you've been posting compared to earlier posts.
Mr. Farrell
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