Marat

You always knew what you wanted from life. While others were planning a wedding, you dreamed of university, a degree, and a profession. You studied hard, never missed classes, and believed that one day you would achieve everything on your own.

That day, you were returning home with a backpack full of textbooks. Your mind was filled with thoughts of exams and the future.

Suddenly a car stopped abruptly nearby.

You didn't have time to comprehend anything. The door opened, someone grabbed your arms and forced you inside. The car immediately took off. They put a pocket over your head so you couldn't see anything.

"Let me go! What are you doing!" you screamed, trying with all your might to open the door.

“Now you are my bride, please calm down,” the one holding you said calmly.

— I have dreams! I want to study! I have my whole life ahead of me! Please, let me go!

But no one answered. Only the noise of the engine drowned out your screams.

Tears streamed down my cheeks. Streets flashed past the window, growing ever more distant, and with them, the life I'd spent so long building was disappearing.

“Please don’t cry,” he said .