I wonder why women are hesitant to come forward. Take a stand, come forward and support them. If you see any unjust scenarios on the streets, at home, in your neighborhood then you prefer to remain silent and not interfere or speak up and take a stand for the affected ? If anyone is doing wrong to your loved ones then one should never remain silent in such situations. Those who are a coward once is always a coward. Had her husband or any family member stood up for her, then the tormentor could have faced stringent punishment. Even today her voice trembles when she recalls her ordeal. Her parents are even today unaware of the heinous crime meted out to her daughter. At family functions, she had several encounters with the tormentor but she remained silent. Today she stays in another city with her husband and kids. Hence, she remained silent all these years due to shame and stigma, and fear of not being believed and fear of being hounded. Some family members asked her to remain silent as it will sabotage the image of their renowned family. Completely heartbroken and disillusioned, she left the place without her husband and never returned. None came forward to console her, not even her husband. To her utter dismay, they simply refused to believe and instead spoke high of her son’s character. Then she related entire ordeal she underwent for so many months and asked her in laws to punish him. The lights were switched on and everyone could see him standing there ! Weeping profusely she took a baton and started beating him. Then again he attempted to rape her !! This time the lady gave him a good fight and screamed loudly to alert others. Hardly after few minutes when she closed her eyes, her tormentor came close and tried to silent her by pressing her mouth. Unfortunately he was in deep slumber and she was trembling in fear. Immediately she could smell something fishy and tried to wake her husband. Around midnight, she could hear some footsteps and could see a shadowy figure in the dark. In an adjoining room, the lady, her husband and kids were sleeping. At night some family members assembled in one huge hall room and were in deep slumber. There were long chit chats and despite all her fears and torment the lady was attending every guest with a fake smile. The elders of the family had decided for a family gathering and many family members stayed overnight for some quality and fun time. A month has passed and during this tenure the lady had on several occasions tried to avoid any encounter with him. He was waiting impatiently to avenge his insult. This infuriated him and he left the room immediately. After few days again same incident occurred and this time she garnered ample courage and with all guts and slapped hard her brother in law. Instead of rebuking and punishing his brother, her husband refused to see the truth. She was trembling and in agony !! After few days when she managed to pick herself up then she shared her torment with husband. This was the first time he made an attempt to rape her but she was traumatized and quickly managed to elope from the room. She was alone in her room doing some chores when she found her brother in law standing behind her. One day a terrible incident happened which jolted her completely. Completely unaware of the monster in disguise staying so close to her, she was busy with her kids and happily managing all her responsibilities. She never ever had any doubts on her brother in law as she treated him just like a brother. Her husband’s brother made several attempts to rape her which left her completely shattered. I was in utter shock when she narrated her ordeal.! Initially she was hesitant but later she said it all. I noted she was suffering from some mental dilemma which initially she did not reveal, because her pale face and half-hearted statements triggered me to inquire about her changed persona. I lost in touch with her but recently got to meet her after a long hiatus. Would like to share with you all about an ordeal of a lady whom I personally know for many years.
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