Muscular Women

Her smile was a lie and her eyes hid many feelings. She had so much to say but no one to hear.

Her heart cried a lot but she dried her tears all night.

It all started when she was 18 years old. Her world was small for inflated dreams. She moved away from her family to get the best life for her and give better life to her parents. Everything looked different in the new city.

“Who are you?” a stranger asked the girl.

He was good looking with stout personality. He has sharp eyes with curly hair. He wore white shirt on blue jeans. The girl looked beautiful in her pink dress with long black hair and black eyes. Everyone around her was busy with their work.

“You seems to be worried. Are you waiting for any one?” stranger asked anxiously to know the reason.

But the girl remained silent. She was scared, tensed and confused.

“I may help you, believe me.” he tried to convince her.

“I came to this city to fulfil my dreams” the girl smiled innocently.

“Do you relate to anyone who stay here?” stranger questioned.

“No. I came to make my identity.” she replied.

“Do you know all the beautiful girls have beautiful eyes?” he said by staring at her.

“What do you mean?” she pretended as if she didn’t understand.

He had his wicked ideas of making her a silent slave. For a hypocrite, innocence of a lady would be worth to trap her.

“I can make your life here.” stranger said

“I would be thankful!” girl replied.

Her mind was occupied by many questions. She doubted his helpful behavior. He acted as much decent he could.

“But how do I trust you?” she doubted.

“I have nothing to prove now. Trust me once and you will definitely win all that you dreamt for.”

“But....” the girl still doubted.

He interrupted her words and convinced her. He introduced himself to the girl and told every detail about him to win her trust. But the poor girl had no idea that she was being trapped by magical words. The girl didn’t respond and the both remained silent looking at each other. Eventually both became comfortable and started talking to each other after long silence.

"I really appreciate your courage. It is so difficult for girl to come up alone to a new place" He said.

"It is not only courage but also my passion towards my dreams brought me here. I am a trained dancer. My performance was only confined to that village. All my family members encouraged me to build career in dance." girl said.

"You met the right person here." he said.

"What.....?" girl questioned.

"I am dancer. I can introduce you to famous choreographers" he said.

"Oh really..!" she said with all her excitement in her face.

I always believe that education never teaches a person, only the mistakes teach them many lessons of life. The girl was getting into his trap bit by bit. Her mistake in believing a stranger would afford her life. When I was 5 years old, I remember my mother telling me not to trust a stranger. But every one of us in some part of life gets into some illusion inspite of all the warnings. When they both were talking to each other suddenly his phone interrupted their conversation.

Beep...Beep.....Beep....

“Hello!” he said silently and walked away from the girl.

“Hello Naveen! When are you coming? His friend Pradeep asked angrily.

“I need some time. I will come with a girl don’t worry.” Naveen said and ignored the conversation with his friend.

Naveen had no idea how to convince the girl to take her with him. It was around 10’0 clock in the night. Almost all the shops were shut now. Only the restaurants and few hotels were open. He went to her pretending as if something happened.

“What happened you look tensed?” she asked him worryingly.

“I have a dance audition next week.”

“One of the dancers from my dance troupe met with an accident and he has to quit the dance troupe.”

His made his convincing strategy in this way. He wanted to create a helpless situation wherein the girl will definitely accept his proposal and come along with him.

The girl didn’t speak a word. She might probably be thinking of her chance in the dance troupe.

Naveen was speaking so much but the girl still remained silent. Then he realized that his words made an impact on her mind. Her silence became another answer for her weakness. She aspired to be popular. The hunger to become something in her life rose. Pretty world has so much of negativity in it. Unless a person is extraordinary he is nothing in this world. That pretty girl got bluffed by the glamour world.

“Can I ask you something?” she asked him uncertainly.

“Ya.....!” though he already knew what the girl would ask he pretended that he knew nothing.

“Can I be a part of your dance troupe?” she asked him expecting his answer to be yes.

“I would be extremely happy.” he said and hugged her tight.

She was happy too. Nothing is simple in this world. She thought the same. She was surprised how all took its shape with in less time. Several thoughts striking were her head, some doubting him and some were related to happiness of her family.

“Firstly we will have something, I am starving.” she said.

“Oh ya lets go!” he said and they moved towards a hotel nearby.

“I am coming with the girl. Arrange everything.”  Naveen messaged to his friend.

“Ok but come fast” Pradeep replied.

“By the way you didn’t tell me your name?” He asked her while walking by the road.

“I am Risha. I studied only till 5^th standard. Actually I......” she started explaining about herself. They both walked slowly along the road. They entered inside the hotel. There was an empty table in the corner and they both sat facing each other.

“Your order please!” a beautiful waitress asked them.

“Get me a roti with masala paneer and a meal for her.” he said.

“Ok sir.” waitress smiled at them and left.

Naveen and Risha became good friends. Now she completely trusted him. It was around 10’o clock in the night and they both had dinner and walked out of the hotel. The girl was so tired now. She told him that she wanted to rest. He advised her to come with him to his home. Risha had fear of her safety. 

“But....” she was not sure about staying a night with a person whom she knew for a while.

He interrupted this time too. He convinced her. She had no other option except a YES.

They both reached his place. He knocked the door twice. His friend opened the door. They both entered and Risha was feeling uncomfortable now. Naveen wanted to make her believe that she is completely safe with him. He told his friend to stay in some other place for a night. As she trusted Naveen she believed she was safe with him. It is a double bed roomed home. He offered her separate room to rest.

“Thank you.” She smiled at her with so much of gratitude.

“You have so much to do for me. We will talk tomorrow.” He smiled cunningly.

The game till now went on like 2 faces of a coin. One side was the innocent girl and other side of coin of him. Sunrise hit her face. She slowly opened her eyes.

“Ahhhh......” she shouted loudly. She saw herself naked. She looked around and the place was not the same where she slept the last night.

One night.....

Just one night changed her complete story. She was tied to the bed. She couldn’t move. She saw many cuts on her body. It was in unbearable pain.

“Where I am?”

“Please anybody help me.....”

“Please...Please.....”

She cried. She begged. She yelled.

One lady entered the room. She must be around 5 years elder than Risha. She untied Risha. She gave her clothes and told her to get ready. Everything was confusing. She still didn’t know where she was. Almost there were 15 girls of her age or couple of years elder than her.

“I want to go from this place. Please help me.” Risha asked a lady.

“Naveen sold you for Rs 10,000. Now you have to stay here and make money.” lady said her and left.

She cried a lot now. Her dreams shattered. At this most bitter and deserted moment of her life, she felt strangely calm, foreseeing clearly, exactly what she must do and where to go.

She got up and but she couldn’t gain strength to put her feet down. Then a guy came to her room and forced her. She begged him to leave but he doesn't stop until she was shut. She silently cried and dried her tears.

She was mentally being killed. She was being tortured again and again.

It was around 5’o clock. She tried to walk and look around. She noticed that all the ladies were busy talking to each other. It was the best opportunity for her to escape. No one was there to stop her. She broke the window of her room and jumped from the window. She injured her hand, it was bleeding badly. She ignored the pain, may be it didn’t hurt her much than the pain she suffered in that closed room. She runs as fast as she could. She saw 2 men following her, so she hides herself inside a house. The two men searched but failed to find her, and then she escaped from there. She reached her home town with the help of locals of the city.

She knocked the door. Her parents opened the door. She fell down unconsciously. Then she was admitted to hospital and her parents were shocked to know the fact that she was molested. Her Parents being typical villagers ignored the fact that she was trapped. They told to her leave the home. She tried all means to tell her parents that she was victim of some ones game. 

 Though Risha’s parents ignored, she took a daring step and filed a complaint against the crime. Eventually everyone in the village came to knew about the misdeed happened to her.

I still wonder sometimes how the world can be so blind. When a girl kisses a boy on the road people mock her but if boy molests her, still people mock the girl. The same situation Risha faced. She was mocked by the villagers. She was abused too. Risha parents couldn’t bear the sarcastic people and ended their life.

Risha didn’t even utter a word nor did she cry a tear.             

She became strong enough to fight the whole world. She promised herself not to let down herself in any situation. She smiled at the complications life gave her. She wanted to smile and stand erect to answer all the questions of the world.

 Then she put on her shoes, packed her bag and travelled around the world to save all the girls who became victims of this dirty play. She saved many lives. She was a super woman without cape. She was as strong as mountain. She stood for many and fought for many.

A better life doesn’t mean hand full of bucks. It means heart full of pride. Ultimate happiness lays in others smile. There are still many girls who need a super women or a super hero. They are still waiting looking outside the window. A single voice is necessary for thousand echoes. Be a light and many will be follow.