Girl in the Burka

Who Cares.

Characters
Afreen as the girl in the burkha.
Ibrahim, Afreen's uncle.
Farah, Afreen's aunt.
Shabir, Ibrahim's best friend.
Shoor, Ibrahim and Farah's son.
Riya, Afreen's best friend.
Raju, Afreen's neighbour.
Rama, Raju's wife.
Ahar, the man who tried to help Afreen.
Arnav Awashti, the Minister.
Bhavin Awasthi, Arnav's son.
Raghav, Chief of Police.
Laxmi, Ahar's project partner.
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" We have been searching for her since four hours and still no sign of her. I am worried, Shabir" Ibrahim said.  Shabir is Ibrahim's best friend who've always helped him throughout.
" What's the police doing?" Shabir asked.
"They don't care. Why would they? We aren't feeding them with money. The only thing they want. I am so pissed right now. Where is my princess?"
"We'll find her out."
" Mr Ahmed, we enquired everyone here and No one saw Afreen here." Raghav,the  police officer said.
" What the hell. She was here. Where is Rama ji? She must be knowing." Ibrahim said.
"Even she didn't see her."
"What?"
"We must leave now." Raghav said.
"Are you serious?My daughter has been kidnapped. It's your duty to search for her."
"We did that."
"This is bullshit."
Raghav came closer to Ibrahim and whispered in his ears.
"Nothing happens here for free, Ibrahim."
"You are cruel." Ibrahim shouted. "What if it was your daughter?"
"You son of a bitch."  Raghav grabbed Ibrahim's collar and before it could get more grave,Shabir came in for the rescue.
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At Farah's House
*House bell rings*
"Who's there?"
Farah opened the door and there she was Afreen. With messed up hair, torn Kurti, and with her burkha in her hands.
Inscrutable enough to not able to think about what had gone through her.
"What the...." Afreen overlooked Farah and walked in like a scare crow,who had nothing on her face. Not even an expression of fear or disgust. Just like a deadpan.
" Where the hell are you going?" Farah stopped Afreen.
"Where were you huh? It's been 24 hours since you've been out. Your uncle has been searching for you like crazy. And you don't even care. "
Afreen didn't say anything.
"Have you been raped?"
Still no reply.
"Allah. This girl. You slut. Curse on our family. I always warned you. But you were high on fun isn't it? Farewell and all ? Huh? This might have been the best farewell you could have received. Isn't it?"
" Let me go" is all what Afreen said.
"Go where? I am not letting you enter my pure house. Get the hell out of here. This house is mine. I decide who lives here and who does not."
Afreen stood still. Didn't speak anything.
"Get the hell out of here. And remember don't let anyone know that you came back. Or else I will  make sure that your uncle suffers at your cost. Be out of here before Shoor comes back from his school. I don't want him to see what her dear sister was upto." Farah slammed the door.
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" Ibrahim. It's been 24 hours and you haven't slept. You must go home and take rest." Shabir said.
"Are you mad?What makes you think that I can sleep in such a situation. Amir handed his daughter's responsibility to me. I can't let him down." Ibrahim said. He had that expression of guilt on his face.
"We all are here. Still searching for Afreen. Until then you can have a little sleep. I ensure you I Will make things right."
"You see, last time, I left Afreen alone. But not this time. I am sorry. I am not going."
"You have a family too. Ibrahim. A son of just 6 years of age. I am not asking you to leave Afreen all by herself, just asking you to get some rest while we search for her."
"I am not.."
"Just go. Please. If you consider me your friend."
"Ahh okay. But you promise me you'll not let any second get wasted."
"Yeah. I will. Now go." Shabir said before Ibrahim left for his house.
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Afreen walked all the way from her house to a dargah nearby. Imagine for a girl who has just been raped wandering around the streets all alone. She sat down near the dargah.
Afreen,still inscrutable, still trying to figure out where actually was her life heading. A wanna be lawyer,girl who is so  ambitious can see life heading to nowhere. Or maybe to a place as dark as hell. What made the world to be so hard on her?
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"Hey!" A middle aged man called for Afreen.
*No answer*
"Here take my jacket."
That unknown man handed over his jacket to Afreen to cover up the torn parts of her Kurti.
Afreen took the jacket.
"This place is not safe at nights. Mind if I help you? "
*No answer*
He came a little closer.
"What the hell. Stay away." Afreen shouted angrily.
"I am just trying to help. I can take you to some place safe or maybe a  hospital."
" Just stay away."
Afreen ran away. All she could see in every man now was a monster who would want nothing but her body.
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At Afreen's home