One day, a handsome and well-proportioned man comes to her door unannounced. No one will know if he stays awhile, no one will know what they do together. But before he can even talk, Maryam asks him to leave. No, thank you, she says, please don’t talk to me. She would rather have her solitude than the company of this handsome man. Eventually, she lets him stay—but only because he says he’s an angel.
