Koly's family is poor, so she knows this is a big deal. As part of her dowry, her mom gives her some fancy silver earrings that she wore to her own wedding many years before. Nevertheless, Koly goes through with the ceremony so she doesn't disappoint her parents. Everyone says it's just a flu, but he looks pretty bad. Her parents take her to Hari's house for the wedding, but when they get there, they discover that Hari is sick. Still, when her dad announces that he's found a match for her, and his name is Hari, she's excited. She wonders how she will live with someone she's never even met. Koly's not surprised by the news-she lives in India and pretty much everyone has an arranged marriage-but she is a little nervous. Or that's what her mom tells her one day when she announces that Koly's dad is looking for a husband for her. Koly might only be thirteen, but she's ready to get married.
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