C9 PARIS, WEDDING DAY 1

For the remaining hours of that day, Mariam felt a profound loneliness. Despite their different origins, she had come to accept Leah as her sister.

The house felt emptier without her presence, and everyone began to miss her more than they expected.

Leah's decision to leave was sudden and, for some, incomprehensible. They wished she had stayed longer, healed from her traumas