His fingers caressed her neck moving around her clavicles. She
giggled, innocently, saying, 'It's tickling, uncle. Please stop.' He didn't pay
heed to her requests. He lifted her up and straddled her on his knees. She
played with the pen in his pocket. Unaware of her uncle's intention. She kept
giggling merrily until uncle's hand reached to her panty. 'Uncle, mama said
nobody is allowed to touch me here. Not even papa. I'm not liking this.' She
tried to jump off his lap. He held her by hand and pushed her closer. 'Okay. I
won't touch you there but can uncle give you a kissie?' She smiled, 'Yes, uncle.' He grabbed the opportunity with
his lips and sucked her's blue.
Four years old
Mia was wounded for life that day. The lascivious intentions of her uncle
scarred her in a way that changed her life.
Mia pulled
away and jumped off his lap, sobbing. She was too young to understand right and
wrong but, she did understand that she didn't like what had happened. That
night, when her mother tucked her into bed, Mia was quiet. She didn't want to
listen to a bedtime story. Her mother ignored the changed behaviour. Her
mother's indifference made her withdraw into a shell. Mia didn't speak about
the incidence.
Every other
day when her uncle came, she resisted meeting him but, like most parents
failed, her's did too and she was made to sit with him, mostly in his lap. A setting
where he picked up every opportunity to innocently exploit her innocence. One
night, at bedtime, she confessed her feelings to her mother, 'Mama, I don't like to be with uncle.' She clutched to her mother's waist and wailed leaving her mother confused. Everybody thought he was her favorite uncle. 'Why?' her
mother asked. 'He touches me where even papa is not allowed to touch. I told
him many times that I don't like it.'
Her mother sat
still on the bed trying to fathom what she had just heard. How could his
brother do that to her daughter! Why didn't she ever noticed his behaviour with
Mia?
Today, Mia
turned 18 and her uncle stood in front of her with his 7 years old daughter.
She was seeing him, today, 14 years later after that night. He smiled at her
but she turned away. The wounds of childhood weren't healed. They never will.
He is the reason she doesn't trust any man in her life. Not even her father. He
didn't only rape her innocence but also dented her mental health for the rest
of her life.
Thought provoking. Indeed we are living in a sick society.
ReplyDeleteSad part is that there are still many children following prey to such people.
DeleteThe premise of the situation is so ruthlessly true. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThank you, A :)
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