Mila's husband was a famous plastic surgeon in town. So, at the time of their getting old, he made a number of surgery on her. That day, Mila was again inside the operation theatre.
"Enough! This is going to be the tenth surgery on my face.", she said to her husband.
"So, what? Darling, thanks to me. You look 20 years old.", her husband said.
She was against the surgery and tried to stop it. She told him that she had not recovered from the last surgery yet. But he hardly cared. He said, "I don't give a damn!" and forced her. He also said that he would try his new method of rejuvenation on her that day. And he would show the results at a conference in 2 weeks. He was sure that it would make him a great surgeon and she would become the most beautiful woman on earth.
Two weeks passed and that day Mila saw her face. But she was stunned and said, "I'm a monster!" The surgery went wrong!
She asked her husband what he had done. But he forbade her to scream. Mila was however losing her temper and told him to fix his mistake. She reminded him that he was a plastic surgeon. He simply replied that it was impossible. Then he threw her dresses on her and said, "Get dressed now! I'll walk you out the back door and take you to a house on the outskirts of town."
She was afraid this time and asked him the reason. He replied that it was important so that she didn't ruin his reputation. He also told her that she never had to leave the house again and he would bring her food in his free time.
Mila thought it was a bad dream. But it led her to a rural area to live alone. Her husband started coming less often and soon stopped coming at all. The miserable woman became an outcast. And then one afternoon, someone knocked on the door.
It was a postman who brought her a letter. But when he saw her face, he was so afraid and addressed her as a monster. He dropped the letter and ran away. She was heartbroken, especially when she saw the divorce papers in the envelope.
Mila didn't want to live, but suddenly, she heard someone's cry for help. While running away, the postman had knocked down a man and for some reason, he could not get up.
Mila was afraid of people and the outside world now, but seeing that man, she made her overcome her fear and rush to help. She gave him his lost cane and told him not to look at her face. The man replied that it was a cane for the blind, so though he wanted to see her face, he was unable.
The man turned out to be Mila's only neighbor. And the next day, he knocked on her door. He asked her if he could invite her to his place for dinner to thank her. She simply refused him saying that she didn't leave her house. He asked her where she got food then. Mila silently closed the door and started crying. She hadn't eaten for three days already.
The next morning, she found bags with groceries on her porch. And from then the stranger brought her food every two days and a few flowers from his garden. She thanked him and asked if she could do anything for him. He asked her to describe the sunset and everything she saw to him.
So, they started meeting every evening and talking until late in the night. With him, Mila forgot about her looks and could laugh like before. She felt like an ordinary girl. And soon she realized that she was in love.
But that same evening, everything dramatically changed. Paul told her that they needed to have a serious talk. He started saying, "Today is a special day. I recently found a doctor who can restore vision for people like me and 95 percent of his surgeries are successful!"
Mila started crying. She knew that their relationship would end as soon as Paul saw her face. However, she didn't let him understand that she was upset. Instead, she told him that she would be happy if he was able to see. However, she added that she was afraid he would not like her.
Suddenly, he removed his glasses and said that he just didn't like the tears he saw right then. He wiped away her tears. Mila took a second to realize everything. She jumped to the side and covered her face with her hands. But Paul just smiled. He told her that she was the most beautiful woman in the universe to him. After moments Mila also realized that she could accept herself.
One evening, Paul asked her what about her husband, if she didn't want revenge. Mila replied that life would punish him for everything.
It is not beauty that causes love, but love that makes us see the beauty.