Zahra felt that things were getting beyond her control and looked back at the Imam. Davoud was not relgious like his neighbours, though he would never admit it to them that he no longer really believed in the power of Allah or the petty laws of the Islamic government. xxx But here she feared these peasants might view whores in the same way as adulteresses or worse. But the first time she saw him she felt her heart pounding and drew her chador tighter in front of her and self consciously looked away. Lying the remains of his shirt over covered the disgusting mess, though it immediately started to stain red with flowing blood.
