She could smell payasam here at her room
Her mother called.
After that I can have too, she thought
She dashed to the kitchen
He opened the door swiftly, as if
Waiting for her to ring the bell
She stood there and looked around
She smiled
And turned to leave
But to a closed door
He stood near her, very near
Without giving space to breathe
"BREATH"
"SCREAM"
"MOM"
She ran down five minutes later
Scrubbed and rinsed from head to toe
Tearing her lips and cheeks ...
“Amu, come and have payasam”
Her mother called.
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20 years later, Amu shed tears for that 9-year-old who met a monster while typing #Metoo
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Child abuse!! A heinous crime always untold.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad and solemn piece and a reminder about the effects of abuse years on. Thanks for sharing and best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThat's the sad reality of women. I think all women have faced the abuse and harassment at some point in their life. On one hand I see my TL flooding with women writing #metoo and I feel happy and hopeful that women are gaining that courage to come out in open and accept it. But on the other hand I also read news that a woman was raped on a pavement in broad daylight and onlookers did nothing. And I get depressed again. Not sure when things will change for women.
ReplyDeleteThis is the harsh reality of so many kids!! Sad that the children are not safe either!
ReplyDeleteToo many such monsters around, hiding in plain sight I think. Too many stories of silence too. :(
ReplyDeleteSigh, heart wrenching. :(
ReplyDeleteWorld is filled with such monsters! I really hope a day comes when we are free of those mosters! Sigh!
ReplyDeleteWorld is filled with such monsters! I really hope a day comes when we are free of those monsters! Sigh!
ReplyDeleteChild abuse is the most heinous crime ever. I dont know if there will be a world withour such monsters. I guess we need to empower our children to fight them.
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Oh dear! It was gut-wrenching to read this. There are so many Amus around us struggling to find support and trying to get rid of monsters. Poignant piece, Sheethal!
ReplyDeleteThis is scary, but an apt reflection of the fearful moments that many children go through. WHo will curtail this monster?
ReplyDeleteReading all these horrible stories, I get to know that every girl had faced this. Some got the courage to speak up, some not. Some remember and some bad memories erased away. #MeToo
ReplyDeleteAmazing, as usual, SSJ! So gut-wrenching, yet, so true for so many Amus.
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