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CH14 - introduced to a new character - Ali.
Ali was destined to married his 2nd cousin Atieh. But he is in love with another girl - Badri. Within this chapter we find out that Ali is actually Mr. Fakhri and Badri is Bahman's mom. Badri was a poor melon selling girl and an ex lover of Mr. Fakhri.

Ch11 - Zari knows that Roya has been reading Bahman's letters nightly. Roya makes a statement towards Zari that she doesnt know anything about love. Which ends up hurting Zari. Perhaps shes in love?

Regardless, towards the end of the of the chapter, Roya receives another letter from Bahman which asks her to meet him at Sepah Square so they can get married to each other.

CH10 - Been about a week since Roya last saw Bahman. No calls or letters. Roya went to the stationary shop. There she questions Mr. Fakhri about Bahman and his whereabouts. But Mr.Fakhri said the only thing he could do was send Roya's letters to Bahman via books. During this time, Roya gets 2 letters back from Bahman.

CH9 - Jahangir invites Bahman and Roya over to celebrate their engagement. This is where Roya encounter's Shahla again. During Bahman and Roya's tango dance together, Bahman reveals that Shahla's family works for that Shah and that her father is allied with the Shah's police.

CH8 - Roya & her mom make jeweled rice together for the engagement party. They discuss about Roya's future. Later Bahman's family joins but unfortuantely this is also the chapter Bahman's mother voices out her disdain for Roya. Mr. Fakhri is also an invited guest - invited from Bahmans mom.

CH6 - Bahman asks Roya's parents if he has their permission to marry Roya. Her parents accept him. This is also the chapter we find out about Shahla -- the girl who Bahman's mother wanted him to marry instead.
CH7 - Mostly a POV of Bahman's mother's side & how she wanted Bahman to climb the social ladders into a better life instead of an average life with Roya.

Finished CH5, Roya's family had just finished celebrating Persian New Year and had waited 2 weeks to go back to the stationary shop. There, she sees Bahman again. Bahman had given Roya a gift - a notebook to write her own poetry in. Afterwards, both Bahman and Roya go to cafe Ghanadi as another hangout spot. On the way, they see a woman in red who looks like shes waiting -- foreshadowing?!

Ch 3 - It’s close to Persian New Year & Zari finds out Roya fell in love with Bahman. This is also when Roya is questioned by Bahman about what she really wants to do in life. CH 4 - Roya and Bahman go to protest but Bahman gets beaten by Police who work for the Shah. We get introduced to Jahangir too… Bahman friend who takes him to his father’s clinic.

Introduced to 17 yr old Roya and her younger sister Zori. They’re both having breakfast with their baba and maman. It’s 1953, Mohammad Mossadegh was elected as prime minister and Reza Shah was the king at the time. We find out that Zori is in love with a boy named Yousof. However, we also find out that protests are happening during this time against the prime minister. We also get introduced to Bahman at the shop