The unsettling reality.

They told her what to do. They explained to her how to do it. They gave her opportunities to do it. They expected her to do it. They wanted her to do it. She had to do it.

They said he could do it by himself. He was only 14. They told him he was independent and brave. But he just wanted to play with his friends. They pushed him to do it. Called it motivation.

She saw blood on her jeans. She ran home as fast as she could. Everyone told her she’s a woman now. She didn’t understand. They told her to cover it up. Hide it, not talk about it. As if it’s something to be ashamed of.

People called his love unnatural. His parents called a pandit to purify his soul. People asked him to just switch. “It’s easy”, they said, “Just try.” What if I asked them to do the same? He thought.

Her daughter idolised her. They society treated her like a commodity. She did what she had to do to earn money. She didn’t like the double standards the government had about her profession. She never aspired to be this. If only she had gotten a chance to educate herself.

School was like a never-ending nightmare for him. He tried to ignore their words. Forget about their cruel pranks. But their voices echoed in his head all day. One of them said, “Kill yourself”. So one day, he did.

She told her parents about it. Her voice was shaking and trembled with each word she spoke. She told them she was scared. They didn’t believe at first. He was her uncle, after all. She broke down into tears. Her mother hugged her and softly whispered in her ear, “Forget it ever happened.” She felt a sinking feeling in her stomach and anger building inside her.



STEP OUT OF STEREOTYPES. STOP LABELLING PEOPLE. STOP TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO. BE FEARLESS.

I wanted to write this because it's something that I come across everyday. Here, where I live. And I think it's really important to address these issues.
I hope you guys understand what I'm trying to say.
Thanks for reading.
Stay awesome and fearless.
xoxo.