Darkness
He slapped me again
I tried to scream louder this time
But my throat was already so dry
It ached
He held me down so hard
My attempt to wriggle out failed
I couldn’t move
Was it because he was too strong?
Or was I just too weak?
I do not know.
He seemed satisfied.
I felt a kind of relief
He would go away now.
But he looked at me with disgust
A punch.
I blacked out.
I don’t know how long had I passed out
When I finally came to senses,
I was alone in the basement again.
I crawled up to the door.
It was locked as usual.
I tried to scream
But it was only a whisper,
“Dad please let me out!”
(Based on a news article I read a couple of days back)
Darpan 