Her eyes were beautiful, but not with joy. What glowed there was heavier — a quiet storm of sorrow and silence. Sachaan believed she was the luckiest of her family, chosen to study in the city, carrying her parents’ trust like a crown. But on the eve of her first exam, a single phone call shattered that dream: her family had promised her into marriage. In that moment, books and promises turned to ash, and the father who once called her his princess became a stranger. This is not only Sachaan’s story — it is the story of countless women in Balochistan whose dreams are locked away behind closed doors.
