Rape

By Parul Rathee

In LKG,

She was a little late to home from school. She was playing with the puppies. He came, threw his scooter away. And hit her on way back home.

In 2nd class,

She asked a rickshaw puller, for the first time, to drop her home. She came early this time. Still she got hit, once she reaches home, as he was waiting for her at the school gate for so long.

In 5th class,

Its holi time, she threw a water balloon at some stranger, laughing, making faces and talking to a stranger. Suddenly, he came again, hitting her bad and left her in vein.

In 7th class,

Teenage time. She got a crush at a cool, popular guy. She thought, oh! I am in love. And then she was caught by him again. Beaten hard, that she become a really problem maker since then.

But now, when she faces realities of this life.

She realize, that he, 'the father' was only afraid,

Afraid of the rape.

By Parul Rathee