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I had stood motionless as I had watched his body which rested on a bed of wood be engulfed by the red and orange dancing flames. I had never imagined that my life would take such a drastic turn, that one moment would change the face of my life as I knew it. I had never imagined that I would go from being a married woman to the life of a widow in the blink of an eye. Why had god done this to me? What had I done to deserve a life of loneliness?? What had I done to wake up one morning and hear that my husband was dead?? What had I done to be stripped of my marital bliss?? What had I done to see my husband being burned in front of my eyes?? What had I done to deserve a life without happiness?? What had I done to deserve stares and comments from people who used to care about me?? What had I done to be abandoned by my family who no longer wanted to have anything to do with me?? What had I done to be left alone to fend for myself in society which only made a mockery out of my state?? What had I done to be blamed for my husband's death?? What had I done to get beaten black and blue everyday for no fault of my own?? What had I done to be called names like ***** and *****?? What was I going to do?? Was I ever going to have someone in my life again to love me or was I going to die alone?? Would I ever find happiness in my life again?? Would I ever find someone to hold me when I needed comfort??
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