THE FORGOTTEN STORIES

When u see the dark ocean in me, you would desire for a swim in it. As you go deeper and deeper you witness the increasing depth and dangers entangled with the seaweeds and precious pearls.You may struggle to breathe, but at the end of the day ,the strongest one would make it happen ,who would return triumphantly on the back of sharks with the dolphins dancing over them.Then the waters of the ocean would flow peacefully.                       A.C

Love is a bar. You enter it deliberately, hoping to enjoy. You sit and look for the best . You have your peers with experience and knowledge as helpers. You order for the best of available ones. Then you hesitate. To do or not to do. But you see the gorgeous, intelligent bottle in front of you. Then you get enough encouragement that you grab the courage to open the bottle. You open and the fresh foams come out seeking your attraction. You sip it ,and make weird faces at your friends. Then you want it more and gulp it once. Now you know what it is like. Now it has become your habit and you say you cannot live without it. Sometimes you cry over it, pour your heart after it. When you are fed up with one type, you move on to the other. Intoxicated you lose your sleep. You want it and you don't want it. You know the consequences , you know the climax. But you keep on trying. And one day you become totally exhausted and hysteric. Now you see no bottles. You

Whether Hindu or Muslim , whether rich or poor ,whether lower or upper caste you have shattered her dreams. The world that she felt safe around her village and the people whom she believed would safely take her home even if she is lost have proved to be the most hellish.She left home to return safely to her parents but her cold body returned shrouded.When each accused of a rape or assault case is convicted I hoped that this would be the end of it all but I was wrong, the cases are increasing daily including the ones that is not brought to the light of the public. Whether girl or boy when you express your suppressed brutal sexual desires on them you kill a thousand dreams nd hopes, you remind them that the world is no more good to live and it gives room for only brutality and injustice. Ultimately you kill the hopes of the burgeoning generations which includes me who hope to live in a better world. A big salute to the government, media and the legal system of J & K who tried to