But my mother–in–law took such good care
of me, and my husband did everything to
make me happy.
I thought I married into a great family.
I could always have another baby, but I
couldn’t find a better husband and mother-
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in–law.
So, I quickly adjusted and tried to focus on
my postpartum recovery.
Until one night, I woke up, and I saw light
coming from my mother–in–law’s room.
I thought she forgot to turn off the light, and I
was about to knock on the door, when I heard
her and my husband whispering.
My husband said, “It’s too bad we gave that
girl away.
وو
My mother–in–law said, “What’s wrong with
you, she isn’t a boy. If you did an ultrasound
you would have seen it, and we wouldn’t be in
this mess.”
く
“The last few days I’ve been taking care of
her, and that ungrateful woman.
دو
“Now that she recovered, you have to get her
pregnant with a boy.”
My husband said, “What if we don’t get a
boy?”
My mother–in–law said, “If it’s not a boy,
have an abortion, until you have a boy.”
That conversation knocked the wind out of
- me.
I sat on the ground, and cried.
The husband and mother–in–law were bad
people.
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I always knew my husband was country, and
my mother–in–law was old–fashioned.
I thought they were traditional, and if I gave
in, the family could live in harmony.
I didn’t think they would do that.
I was sad and angry, and I stood up to
confront them.
I just had a baby, and I couldn’t control
myself.
When I woke up, I saw the good mother–in-
law.
But I was afraid.
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That night, my husband wanted to have sex.
When I refused, he hit me.
I was scared.
In court, I was crying.
Everyone was whispering.
My mother–in–law was shaking her head.
“They’re lying. Don’t believe a word she
says.
وو
Everyone looked at me with doubt.
I pulled out a flash drive.
“I installed hidden cameras in the house, and I
pretended to leave
く
Whenever I wasn’t home, my husband and
mother–in–law would talk without worrying.”
“This has recordings of them.’
دو
My mother–in–law turned pale.
She was trying to sit in her chair, but she was
shaking.
A bailiff helped her sit down.
He handcuffed her.
The judge was sure of the truth.
The woman lawyer looked at my mother–in-
law and said loudly, “We are here for abuse,
and being evil.
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The judge let me keep talking.
I breathed and played the video of my
husband driving me to the hospital.
My husband was in a panic.
Everyone saw this video and thought he was
a good man.
But, that wasn’t true.
