Chapter 9: Maryam’s Final Letter

Sensing her end is near, Maryam writes a letter to Burak. In it, she confesses her love for him, a love she has harbored quietly for years. She explains that she never wanted to hurt him, and reveals the truth about what his father did to her. She also tells him about the evidence she has hidden—a video of the rape, which she kept in the hope that one day the truth would come to light. This letter is filled with her heartbreak, confusion, and the last remnants of hope she clings to. She hopes that, if nothing else, Burak will understand her innocence once she is gone.