I am in the funeral. I just noticed that Pragati isn't here. Pragati, I and Disha were bffs since our childhood. I should find her
I start searching Pragati. She is nowhere to be found.
I come to the top of the building, I see her on the corner, Standing.
P-pragati! What are you doing at the edge?
She looks at me
Aditi- Pragati I know you are sad, I am too. B-but why are you standing there, please come here and talk to me!
Pragati - Aditi, it's been days sorry, months since we talked
Aditi- y-yeah. What are you doing there please come hereHer hazel eyes shines with tears, the tears flow down her pink cheeks.
Pragati - no
What!? Why? Pragati come here i said - i demanded
Pragati - N-no! H-he why does he always tell me to open my clothes? When I am sleeping why does he snatches my blanket, rips my clothes off, ? I beg him to stop every night but he always rapes me , why? I ask him why does he do that with me. Why is he doing this to his own daughter?
I realised,
My eyes wide open
I can't believe what I just heard
Aditi - your father r-raped you..?
Pragati - I don't want to go back to that hell, I know noone will believe me.Do you remember, Aditi? How the three of us dreamed of graduating together ,getting job and travelling the world together. we thought the society was so beautiful it's not. It's disgusting very disgusting. I ashamed to be a part of this society we couldn't achieve the dream together. you alone have to achieve it .
Aditi - w-what do you mean?Pragati - After i die, throw my body in a forest, Wolves will be gentler than a man and thank you for being such a good friend to me and Disha.
Aditi - Pragati! Pragati !please I beg you Pragati no!!!!
I ran as fast as i can, the only thing I wanted was to save her now, just to catch her hand,
I was late, i always was late
I stand at the edge, looking at the ground, Pragati's body laying, blood surrounding the area, people gathering around her,
I just stand there doing nothing, as if I could even do something, I am just good for nothing,my two closest friends died in front of me and even I couldn't do a single thing to save them. I couldn't even do anything to save myself.
After a while I heard footsteps, approaching me, before they came, someone comes and drags me somewhere. It was Pratik
BACK OF THE HOUSE
Aditi - Pratik?
Pratik - Aditi tell me what happened I know I know something surely happen please please tell me you are not smiling or talking like earlier tell me what happened you look disturb and what today happened was something that cannot be ignored please tell me what happened??
Aditi - p-pratik
Pratik- please I beg you tell me what happened I don't want to lose you too. I don't have parents the only person I have in my life is you . Your smile is what I only need to light my darkest days ,that smile has disappear now I am scared to lose you please I beg you tell me what happened.Should I? Should I tell him everything?
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Short StoryThe story revolves around the main protagonist Aditi and her friends, their sufferings and how they overcome it.Can Aditi survive?Can she seek justice for herself and her friends? Can she punish the culprits? Will this society accept her? Main Chara...