And so i Thought and Said

I never really wanted to touch this topic again but somehow the fear that has been groping me and aggravating by the day; I had to write it out. Another rape case and this time it is not Delhi; rape, or should i say a gang-rape. Another news that did the rounds was about a foreign student who faced sexual harassment to the level of core brutality. Sometimes I just want to delve in the psychology of these men who assault the ladies. What do they think of us, sex toys or something of the sorts is a very small bit to think of in such cases. And what is new, now they do not do it alone, they take their friends along to make sure it happens. Fear, is what I live in. Oh yes! fear I say because I am scared to the core and every news of sexual assault sends a chill running down my spine. Sometimes i feel the goosebumps too. I do not want to go out too and every time I do, it is a calculated risk that I take. I do not know when will someone grope me down and rape me. Ignoring the lascivous

(The call comes a day after the Independence Day just to make sure that people are out of the patriotic trance and back to their normal thinking selves.) It was 6 in the morning and as customary, my mother woke me up with a Happy Independence Day.Then there was my mama calling for the same because the kids were eager to wish us all before they left for their event. Half asleep as I was then, smiled and wished the same. Then the day started on just like any other but for that I was having a holiday. And as the idle mind always has some realisations, I had this one. Yesterday, the alleged Independence day of Pakistan; we had the ninth ambush in SIX days.Soldiers not dead though, had been badly wounded and we were still talking about peace. A girl had been raped somewhere and the Sensex had fallen; Onions just got even expensive and as the joke went, necessity, comfort and luxury were valued equally. (Those on FB and that is equal to almost everyone knows what I am talking about.) Ad