At midnight, I left the house of my newly legal classmate's birthday party. It was the first time I felt the happiness of being legal to the world maybe because the tag of 18 gives you your independency and freedom to live your own life. The night looked the same to me just like the birthday party I left. It was free and empty. There were no busy streets with the sound of people chattering. It was dark and quiet, I could possibly hear the sound of my heels only because I was rushing to the taxi station. More than the thought of being robbed I was afraid what my parents would do when they'll find me at the doorstep at 4a.m. Rushing towards the taxi station with these thoughts, I paused.
It wasn't because a taxi driver came as a mercy and before reaching the taxi station I found a cab. My thoughts were disturbed by the cheering of beer bottles among a group of boys sitting next to a small dhaaba. Observing the situation I felt it was best for me to move away rather than watching them cracking their green bottles. I paced forward but then I heard a voice calling out," Hey, would you also like to crack a bottle of beer with us. I'm sure we can offer you it for free". My heart sinked deep down that I could feel it on my stomach. For a second I went blank with weird thoughts crowding my mind. I geared up myself and rushed towards the taxi station.
Now it wasn't only the noise made by heels but five following boots that were gaining their speed gradually towards me. With my busy thoughts I didn't notice my fear lowered my walking speed and all of a sudden a heavy beard man wearing a brown jacket jumped in front of me. Without wasting a more minute all five gathered around me like five cats chasing a single poor rat. I felt all dark in my eyes, my breath stopped.
My expressions clearly pleaded them to keep their wild wolves inside them and for the last time let me go. I don't want that to happen. But they didn't stop those eyes on me and one other guy grabbed my hand. I wanted to run, I resisted and pushed him away. But where will I go now to escape they were all around me. I felt death rotating around me. I pleaded God for his mercy but I couldn't see a single light of hope. I fought like a brave women but they were covered in mask of animals those animals that were no way out humans not even bad humans.
One grabbed me from my waist and the other caught hold of me. I could see my world ending but no one was able to hear my screams. Those wolves keep on eating my respect my honor my life I pleaded everyone but no one was there and even if they were they hide themselves in the darkness of fear. They ended my life here but those people doesn't know that they give me a new life, a life cursed on me not bestowed.
From now on I'm not the majority from now on I'm not a human from now on I'm not acceptable from now on I'm no more a girl the people want. All of a sudden my body wasn't clear it was all bruises and wounds. It wasn't me anymore. I won't be recognized I know even by those who have the same blood that was bleeding from every corner of my body.
I'm no more Rose I'm now only a Victim A raped Victim.
