Episode 22

I was waiting for the first hit. My head was pounding so hard, my heart was beating so fast and loud. I never thought of how it would feel to be stoned, but I knew I wouldn't be able to survive it. I had thought they would stop when I mentioned my father, but instead they laughed it off.

They all knew he disowned me. That simply means everyone knows it. It must have been announced.

I lost hope of escaping this. I had been thinking of how to get home and face the punishment that awaited me only to face this. I never thought of it.

Squatting right there on the ground, I buried my face into my body. I was quivering. Hot tears were rolling continuously down my cheeks. My heart was racing. The rock was going to injure me so badly and the men looked so serious. They hated me deeply.

I was in that position waiting for the strike. I couldn't stop crying, but then, I didn't feel anything and it was almost a minute. I was scared, scared that they