Those fearful eyes
Samvartha ‘Sahil’
Late in the night we enter the compound. Next to the appartment we have to go another appartment is being constructed within the same compound. Its on the edge of the town on a small hill. From there the view, especially in the night, is amazing as the neighbouring town appears like a reflection of the sky and stars because of the innumerable lights of the town. To take a glipmse of it we move to the edge of the compound, slightly far from the appartment we want to go and close to the appartment being constructed. I climb on a heap of jelly stones to catch a better glimpse and my climbing disturbs the silence. I slip, slightly. My two friends turn back and say, “careful”.
As I try and regain my balance my eyes go to my right, inside the half built new appartment, and I see a girl in her late teens waking up, in fear and looking at us fearfully. I realize she is one of the construction workers who sleeps at the site of construction. Next to her is her brother- I guess- who is in deep sleep. The sound of the jelly stone doesnt wake him up. But wakes her up. She shifts her view and sees two more men next to me. The fear in her eyes is unexplainable. Her look screams silence. Suspicion nested in her eyes. She slowly gets up holding the faded balnket tightly she walks into the darkness, away from our visibility.
Those fearful eyesThose fearful eyes still haunts me. I still havent been able to regain my balance completely.
ಒಳಗೇ ಎಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿತು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬರಹ ಸಾಹಿಲ್ ….
ಸಾಹಿಲ್… ನಿಮ್ಮ ಭಾವಕೋಶದ ಸಂವೇದನಾಶೀಲ ಎಳೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನಮನ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಂವೇದನಾಶೀಲತೆ ದಾರಿದೀಪವಾಗಲಿ, Sahil!
ಆ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಷ್ಟು ಭಯವಿದ್ದರೆ ಆ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಜೀವ ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ನೋವುಪಟ್ಟಿದೆಯೋ ಊಹಿಸಲಸಾಧ್ಯ …..
Good one! We should all wake up for a good cause and make this society healthy!
Thanks. atleast you could understand the sensitivity of that girl..
THanks- sahil
Thanks much more for read and understand the innermost affections i,e emotions of the girl that who met that incidence unforfunately …..those who engage in such kind of brutalities have to realize post raped mental status of victims.before commit this offence…..if they are human being…thank you Sahil……..
Very Very Touchy!!!!
ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಅಸಹಾಯಕತೆ …
Sahil – touche
hmmm demise of freedom