A very loud knocking woke Chhaya that morning. She slowly opened the creaking window of her bedroom and looked outside. She could see three soldiers at their door. One was banging furiously on the wooden door, and the other two waited behind. The door opened, and she could hear the first soldier speak in aContinue reading “Her:A Song of Shadows (Part III)”
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Her: A Song of Shadows (Part II)
In the afternoon, Chhaya slipped out of her house quietly. She knew that her grandmother was back home, and her mother was resting. Now it was time to act out her plan. She had to go to the marketplace again, but this time, to another area. She knew that the south end of the marketContinue reading “Her: A Song of Shadows (Part II)”
Her: A Song of Shadows (Part I)
He never had even imagined that this day would come. Kneeling before a person who, he thought, should bow to him. ‘Harmless little girls roaming the streets, shouldn’t they fear me?’ thought the man. He couldn’t bear this disgrace, this embarrassment. Everyone used to be scared of him, especially the women of the town; dareContinue reading “Her: A Song of Shadows (Part I)”
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