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...before she could say something  a boy approached   the   v c was calling  Fatima   to his office,  her face turned pale,  she  tightly clutched   madiha  s hands,  it was certain  the v c had  been informed  of the  latest  , she must tell the truth  whole truth,  , zainub who was standing nearby  encouraged her, , zainub in fact  came with her up to the office,  sge looked  at madiha  tears in her eyes,  she didn't know it when was he picture taken,  had she known  she would not have  come to the university,  instead  she would have pleaded  with abba to take her to the village and bury her there alive somewhere,  friends around her patted her quiet,  Fatima  had tried so many times to contact  madiha on the phone  last Sunday  to share with her what all had happened in her  life,  but they were away   at their  grandparents house,  today  Fatima was  stopped by appa  but  Fatima was adamant   to  meet  madiha,  quickly turning  she  asked  for permission before entering tge office, Fatima was inside  definitely  being rebuked  as ger friends waiting  outside  for her, ashman and aziz also joined the waiting group,  , each one of them was  worried  for her sake,  what  was going to happen,  will she be  suspended from the university,   minutes later she emerged  looking  ghastly white  like an apparition