Creative Story about Bharti - Essay Example

?Creative story Bharti was a 16 year old Indian girl. As she was growing older, her parents started to worry about her marriage. They wanted their daughter to get married to a good man as soon as possible. Although by Western standards, she was too young for her parents to be so worried about finding the right man for their daughter, the Indian culture reassured them that it was the right time to search for a husband for their daughter. Bharti was a dark-skinned Indian girl with beautiful figure and features. She was like a delicate rose. Although her face was otherwise plain, yet her large and lustrous eyes made her face special. She was about 5 feet and 3 inches in height. She had black, thick, and long hair. Her parents did not educated her after the elementary school. Instead, her mother taught her how to cook food, wash clothes, and take care of the family in different ways. She was an obedient girl and her parents were very happy with her. Bharti’s parents, Sukaina and Ramlal, wanted to marry their daughter to an educated, rich, and well-settled man. They had raised a decent girl and wanted to see her future even brighter. They wanted their daughter to have all that they had always craved for when they were as young as she. They wanted their daughter to have a large and beautiful home, preferably somewhere abroad where their daughter could enjoy a high standard of living. They wanted to find a rich, loving, and caring husband for their daughter. Bharti’s grandmother suffered from terminal illness and wanted to see her granddaughter married before her death. Bharti’s parents felt even more obliged to intensify their search for Bharti’s groom to fulfill the last wish of the dying grandmother. They wanted to find someone for their daughter within a week, if possible, and the sooner, the better. Bharti’s father approached a marriage bureau. The marriage bureau was a small office in the 3rd floor of Rubi Plaza in the middle of Mumbai. Ramlal saw the ad of the marriage bureau and reached their with the hope of finding the right man for his daughter. The attendant was a short and plump dark-skinned woman in her 40’s. She was wearing dark red lipstick and a bright pink shining saree. Her large belly showed through her blowse. She was wearing a long and broad necklace of gold that hang from her neck almost till her navel along with a pair of large round gold ear-rings. She was made up almost as if she had just been to an Indian wedding or was heading for one. Her lips were pursed together and she wore a stern look on her face. Her name was Phoolan Devi. She greeted Ramlal and asked him what she could do for him. Ramlal said that he wanted to find a groom for his daughter. Phoolan Devi asked him to get her some pictures of her. Ramlal gave her the pictures he had just taken a day before. She offered him to fill in a form and to pay the registration fee. Ramlal did as directed. The next day, Ramlal received a call from Phoolan Devi. She asked him to bring Sukaina to her office as she had found a suitable match for their daughter. Ramlal and Sukaina reached the office and met a family. They were told that the interested bachelor, Ram, was settled in London, he had a business of his own, and that his brothers wanted to see Bharti. Traditionally, the groom’s parents go to see the girl but since Ram’s parents had died in an accident four years ago, they had nobody elder but Ram’s brothers to see Bharti and discuss things with her parents. Ram and his brothers, 35 year old Suraj and 40 year old Deepak arrived at Bharti’s home. Ram was a 20 year old slim, tall and dark-skinned Indian man. They asked Ramlal to marry his daughter to their brother. They told Ramlal that Ram earned good enough to support a large family in London. Ramlal and Sukaina happily accepted the proposal. Within two days, the necessary documents were signed and customs were performed. Bharti and Ram left for London. But what seemed to be a dream come true for Ramlal and Sukaina turned out to be a nightmare in reality. Ram, Suraj, and Deepak were workers of the adult film industry of India and Phoolan Devi was a pimp. Bharti was caught in a web of pimps that were forcing her to join the sex industry in India. Bharti was very afraid and nervous. She was locked in the basement of an old home in Delhi. She was retaliating and was not ready to submit herself to the wish of Phoolan Devi and family. Ramlal had not heard from Bharti ever since her marriage and it had been five days. He called Ram, Suraj, and Deepak, but nobody ever picked the phone. He went to Phoolan Devi’s office but that was locked. Every possible connection to Bharti was lost. Bharti’s grandmother had died out of fear. Ramlal reported the matter in police. The police started the search. Bharti was locked in a room. Phoolan Devi sent a customer in. Bharti was a suitable product to sell to this customer because he wanted to do rape rather than just sex with involved consent of the girl. Bharti knew she had no choice. When he started kissing Bharti, she hit a vase on his head with full force. The customer fell on the floor unconscious. Bharti ran to the door, opened it slightly to peep through and saw that the way was clear. She stood behind the gate so that when the pimps would enter, they would not be able to see her. It happened as she had planned. After half an hour, Ram and Suraj opened the gate and went to the room. Quietly and very carefully, Bharti escaped from the open door. Bharti reached the police station. She asked the police officer to register her complaint against Phoolan Devi and her gang. The police officer heard the whole story. Having learnt the fact that the poor girl is all alone in the city, has been in such a trap, and does not know the way back to her home, he thought of it as a nice opportunity to quench the evil thirst of his body. The two were alone in the room. The police officer took Bharti by hand to the backyard and forced her into submission. He raped her, and called Phoolan Devi to get her. In fact, the police officer was also one of the gang members working under Phoolan Devi. This was the reason why the police had not yet been successful in finding Bharti. However, Bharti screamed and yelled at the top of her voice. A man passing by heard the scream and called the senior police officer, who reached the spot within two minutes and rescued Bharti. Bharti was shivering with nervousness, her body was going all white and faint, she was numb, and lost consciousness. When Bharti opened her eyes, she found herself at the stretcher in the hospital’s ward. Ramlal and Sukaina were on her sides. As soon as she opened her eyes, they filled with tears. Ramlal and Sukaina burst into tears. They hugged their daughter. Within a day, they were allowed to take her home. Few months later, Bharti was tested positive for pregnancy. Ramlal and Sukaina had no option but to tell the society that it was Ram’s son that Bharti had given birth to so that Birju, Bharti’s and the police officer’s son, would not be treated as a bastard for his whole life. Read More