Marriage
She looked at the mirror and admired herself- she looked beautiful as a bride. But the beautiful saree that she wore, the grand jewellery, the mehendi on her hands also reminded her that her dreams were to end today! Like every girl she had big dreams about being a bride and marrying the man of her choice but that wasn’t her only dream and she had many more things to achieve before living this marriage dream. She didn’t want to be the bride today but her parents wouldn’t listen as it was a matter of their family pride and honour. She felt bad to hurt her parents but she made up her mind, picked up the phone, dialled a number and asked, “Is this the Child Marriage Helpline?”, for she was just 14 years old!
good take on the prompt of marriage.. for some its a joyous occasion.. for others, its the end of their dreams and life as a child.
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That's a sad twist to the beautiful occasion like marriage!
Hmmm yeah Nibha. But this is the reality still in some places.
That's a sad twist to the beautiful occasion like marriage!
wow
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Wow that was creative twist in the end. But atleast she had the courage to fight back. Loved it 🙂
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wow 🙂 nice one
Thank you Abhishek 🙂
marriage at 14 years ! Scary
Good that she seeked help… She should get out of it…
Hmm yeah!
Very well written and such an important truth that so many people in this world don't know about — or don't want to know about. But stories like this can get attention where other avenues might not.
Thank you. The truth is always better and no one wants to accept it. Hope that someday this mentality will change.
This was scary! But a sad reality in India for a long time. I hope it has been done away with.
I still get to read reports in newspapers about child marriages.
I really loved the way you convey this message, Great post !
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A brave girl indeed, Reema! Nice story 🙂
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story mein twist i din expect it .. yea child marriage is a social evil and it must be stopped :/ nice story 🙂
I love giving unexpected twists 😀 Thanks 🙂
Love to read your blogs. Awesome article, great content.