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COMING OF AGE
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Submitted to Contest #2 in response to the prompt: 'The lines between fiction and reality get blurred when your character starts writing a new book.'

A quiet summer morning in Bansal's home. Aruna is busy in making sunday special for her notorious children. The father who sat with the huge piles of paperwork was eagerly waiting for his morning tea. But someone amidst all these was busy gazing the clear skies , that paved the way for the giant fighter planes. 'Choti', a voice came from behind. Maa is looking for you downstairs, come before you land yourself in trouble. Coming dada, she replied to her elder brother. 10 yrs of Choti always dreamt herself as a fighter pilot, wearing her favourite uniform and protecting the nation.
Downstairs she goes with her paper plane and sat quietly at the breakfast table. Aruna hurried the plates, and served the children, their favourite.
Aruna scolded choti, '' how many times i have to tell you that sundays are not meant for early morning skygazing''. Oh! Bhagyawan, you never miss an opportunity to taunt my choti, said the father. Choti smiled, for all the courage she got is from his father. Narayan Bansal, a flying officer in the Air force and a role model for his children.

The Bansal's always had a great history from the beginning, everything was going smooth until one evening, that changed their fate completely.
The clock struck four at the GAYATRI DEVI SCHOOL, children came in pack, giggling and chatting among themselves. Some were bored from the tumultous practical classes, while some were busy in their own world. Our Choti, whom her friends called Shalini Bansal was upset from the history test in which she failed.
Navin Bansal who sat behind him understood her silence. ''Again got clean bowled in history'', he laughed. ''Dada, will you talk to maa, this last time'', Choti said. ''Okay fine, but promise me you will do better next time''. They both smiled at each other as the bus headed for home. The kids reached home, hurriedly they changed and sat for their favourite television show. Later that evening, the brother sister duo went to a birthday party in the neighbourhood.
Choti said'' Gupta uncle always throws a grand birthday party, but never provides a return gift''. Navin laughed at Choti's uncanny questions. Talking their way home, they noticed something strange, a man in his 40's was following them from Mr. GUPTA'S house. Before Navin can process anything a rushing white van came nearby and dragged Choti inside it. Navin sat there idle, shivers ran down his spine.
The news spread in the entire neighbour like a forest fire. The parents reached the police station, after an hour they were informed that Choti was kidnapped.
Days passed by, but there was still no information about Choti. The sudden disappearance of Choti turned Bansal's home into a live cemetery. The detoriating health of Mr. Bansal worsened their plight and his death put a last nail in the coffin.

7 years passed by, Choti would have turned 17 today but the fate had other plans. In this macrocosm, there are certain places that destroys the existence of humanity, among them one such place was located in the periphery of the city.
The area reeks of injustice and torment. History accounts for the thousands of sufferings this place have witnessed. Here men who lack masculinity in real life, boast their manliness behind the closed curtains and jammed doors. They inflict endless amount of pain on the women here and rip them off their dignity. People termed it Brothel, where they put women irrespective of caste, meant only to acquire physical pleasures, where they are already character assassinated. Where age knows no boundaries, where people lured them in the name of marriage, employment, security and protection. Despite all these chaos there is a girl who still weaves her dream of becoming a fighter pilot. Yes our Choti too find her way here. Little did she know that universe will snatch everything from her that night.

Shanta, an old woman in her 60s , ruthless yet glamorous owns the brothel, where Choti was brought in. From the very morning she was engaged in a petty fight with the goon Pawan, who brought women from various states. Choti was closely watching everything from a dimly lit window.
''The witch and his pimp''. Amma, said. Choti stood up and lied straightly into her lap. ''Amma i miss my home, i feel very scared''. Amma caressed her and said ''as long as i am here no one would dare to lay a hand upon you''. Amma who was the godmother of Choti, came here in a very young age. Sold by her aunt and uncle for only 500 rupees, she learnt to fight her odd battles a little earlier. Amma protected Choti, when she came here that night. She stood for Choti and debarred her from entering into that profession, but till date Shanta want Choti to be sold at a wealthy merchant. it's just because of Amma's valour, no men came close to Choti.

Later that day, Dhana a client of Shanta came, a wealthy man in his 30s. He was the owner of various plantation sites. A pure evil and a morally corrupt person, his eyes always searched Choti, whenever he was there. ''Listen Shanta this time i want this girl at any cost, her one sight make me question my sanity''. Shanta with a evil smile said, '' Dhana babu now i am tired, as long as she is here with her godmother, you can never get a hold of her''.
Dhana became furious with anger. He couldn't liked the idea of not getting the girl, he wanted to take control of Choti anyhow. Out of jealousy and hatred, he let his intrusive thoughts came into action and with the help of Shanta , he planned something that no sane man would ever think of. Later that day, Shanta called Amma into her room. Shanta said, '' after putting so much thought, i have finally decided to let Choti go to her parents''. Amma became amused by her words, the news of Choti finally going to her home, made her happy but her intuition guided her that something was off. She wanted to ask for the possible reasons but thanked Shanta, for her big heart. Shanta informed her, '' Choti will be sent to her home only if , she will not utter a word to anyone, also a man from the police will take her home''. Amma happily agreed to all the terms and conditions, but put a demand before Shanta. '' I will also want to go with choti, so that any shortcomings will be avoided''. Shanta agreed and made all arrangements for later evening.
In the other room, Amma was busy making all the preparations, choti reflected her thoughts , ''will they accept me, after years of disappearance, what if they will abandon me again''. Amma replied, '' Don't forget you will always have an amma before you, don't worry my child''.
A vehicle approached at the doorstep, Choti and amma were very nervous and excited at the same time. At last every other women and Shanta bid adieu to Choti, but little did she know that fate will again play its part and turn her world upside down.

After they left, Shanta called Dhana and both of them fairly executed their plan afterwards. Amidst the journey, Choti was baffled by one thing , how came a woman that disliked us from the very beginning and wanted to extort money from her, suddenly changed and granted her the freedom.
She asked amma, '' don't you think something is fishy''. amma smiled and made her understood that she was thinking too much, but deep down a fear was also driving her mad. An hour later the vehicle stopped at a warehouse, the driver told them to wait for a man in uniform, who will then take choti safely to her home. By this time, amma's intuition guided her that something bad was going to happen. She hurriedly held Choti's hand and tried to run but eventually a few men encircled them. '' take anything you want but please let me guard her to a safe place''. the men viciously laughed like monsters, they tried to snatch choti from her. Amma revolted but before she can do anything Dhana stabbed her from back with a sharp knife. Amma gasped, within a minute she collapsed to the ground, Dhana forced choti to come with him. Choti cried for help, she screamed her lungs out but nobody came to help. She was certain of one thing at that very moment, amma is no more and now her world was shattered.

The corrupt men Dhana brought with himself, stooped to an extent that each one of them sexually assaulted the unconscious women in a broad daylight. After seeing the horrendous condition at the sight, Choti became blank, she stood speechless at the moment. The protruding eyes of amma and her bare body on which men were crawling like vultures , made choti furious with anger, at that point she wanted to kill each one of them and every single men who treat women as mere objects. Dhana grabbed choti from her hair, his animal instinct became dominant and he too chose choti to be a ''puppet in the inhuman show, the men there have started'', He pushed Choti to the ground, while each one of them were laughing at their boss's manliness. He stripped her off and started to assault her sexually. Choti lost all her senses, her eyes looked towards the bright sky, the gleaming sun made her unconcious, she could sense the wind gushing.

At that moment something happened in her, with all her might, she took the knife out of Dhana's back pocket and stabbed him. She stabbed him 16 times, the sight became a battlefield. Something strange grew out of her, her eyes became fierce red, the strands of hair turned magical. choti turned brave, she became DURGA, KALI and JAGDAMBA , she became her amma herself. The knife killed each men at the spot. From here her fate changed, she decided to write her own story from now on. Drenched in a pool of blood and in a naked state , she decided to walk to the nearby police station. The passersby looked strangely, but none of them helped her. After walking for three hours straight, she reached her destination. Choti sat there in the middle of road, the public became outrageous and baffled from the sight. After a couple of minutes the police enquired. The police provided her clothes, and sent her for the medical examination. When a female constable asked her name, she proudly said '' BHAVANI, i have given this name to myself today only ''. Later she was sent to a juvenile custody.

10 years later , the city was put on high alert as numerous search operations was going on. The wailing sirens came across a doomed building, the police team encircled the area. '' Sir we are waiting for the orders from high command''. '' No worries BHAVANI will be assisting you shortly in this mission'' , the other person on the radio said. A round of bullets fired, several men fell to the ground, later a pack of children came crying and screaming from the building. After them a woman in her 30s was seen, she uplifted the crying children in her arms. The police officer said, '' here comes the saviour, IPS BHAVANI. The police team hurried the children to safe place and together they celebrated.

The crowd of reporters came towards BHAWANI, everyone of them was praising her for the safe rescue of children caught by human traffickers. Amidst this a male reporter asked '' madam we have heard that you are an assault survivor itself, don't this affect you job profile''. BHAVANI looked straightly in his eyes and calmly she replied,
'' Maybe they have taken a part of my skin , but nobody will dare to extract the courage i have in me''. I have written my story once again and this time its a happy ending..


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Interesting story\nWould definitely recommend it to others

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A fictional story which might be a reality of many women in our society facing similar harsh condition. This story motivated us to become your own godmother \"BHAVANI\".

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Nice story

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best written story

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Very nice story

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