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The Plot
Miriam, the protagonist, comes home. Her parents are Pakistani, and they have an Eastern lifestyle in aspects like arranged marriage or clothing.

Miriam has two lives. On the one hand, she lives like her mother and wears baggy clothes which don’t stress her figure. On the other hand, she is the Western Miriam who shows her body.

When she arrives home, her soon-to-be parents-in-law have come to visit her Mother. But they see her in her Western style clothing with a short vest and tight jeans. Because of this, they leave the house shortly after they have arrived. They decide to break up the intended marriage between Miriam and their son, Farook.

When her Miriam's mother, Fatima, tells Miriam about their decision, Miriam is very angry about it. In the first ending she goes up to her room and throws away her jeans. In the second ending, she goes to Farook, wearing her jeans, to solve the problem.

Written by Manuel M. in collaboration with Paul S. and Astor G.

Writing Assignment: Summarize the main events in the story. Include Begam’s flashback and any cultural background information you feel is relevant and necessary for the reader to fully understand the events. Be sure to use connectors to indicate sequence, contrast, cause, and result.