AND SHE DIED....

(story written by Soumya Ray)

Like any teenager she was excited about the upcoming summer vacations. They were going out of town. She had boarded a deluxe bus with her parents and cousins. The bus was fully occupied and everyone was in jolly mood.

The bus had taken a left turn on the mountain road when few people made the bus stop in the middle of the road. This juncture was in the middle of the deserted patch with near to no civilization around. It was quarter past three. She could see three people on the door of the bus, trying to open its gate. Two men got inside from the driver's end after pushing him aside and unbolted the gate. The three men on the gate too boarded the bus.

At the gun point, they took all the valuables from the passengers. They started to harass a newly wed bride, siting in the center left seat cladded in red sari; rest of the passengers looked at this shameful act like statues because of the fear of being shot.

This teenager could not tolerate it; she protested. She protested by yelling at them and pushing one of them; her parents tried to stop her. They did not want goon's attention to be diverted towards her - but it was too late.

Not even the lady, whose honour she had tried to protect came forward to help. She fought bravely, even though knowing the fact that she would not match against their physical strength. She fought.....and she died!!