R.A.P.E!

She was home alone

First year in college

She went to catch a movie in the living room

In her nightdress

Midway she fell asleep on the couch

He was her father’s friend

A family friend

They played with his children

He felt like family, well almost…

He got in and called out for her father

Nobody seemed to be in

He got to the living room and

Saw her nubile body breathing peacefully

He unzipped his trousers

Chocked her and threatened

Dare she scream

And she’d be dead

She couldn’t believe her eyes

This was a person she had trusted

All her life

How could he be doing this to her?

Why her?

Did she do something wrong?

Was God punishing her?

Was this the way she was going to lose her virginity?

Her dignity was destroyed!

The pain in her heart was deeper than the abbrasions caused by his zipper and penis to her privates and groin

When he was done with his deed he left without looking back

She sat up and sobbed uncontrollably

Why why why why is all she could mutter

But there was no voice giving the causes

She thought about taking her own life

What was the purpose of living? She didn’t know anymore

A month later she misses her periods

She visits her close friend

“I think I have missed my periods”

“Someone has been naughty”

She breaks down and cries

Her friend hugs her and probes to find out what is up.

She tells her the whole story

Whenever her father’s friend visits she feels like vomitting

And a lot of fear too

They go to the doctor and tell him

He asks if they have reported the matter to the police?

They say no

He tells them that they should… They still don’t

She is too scared since he has clout

They procure an abortion

And know that, this is a painful secret they have to keep every single minute they live

R.A.P.E

****

They had gone for a party

Everyone was making merry

He was too, but he was a teetotaler

She would be refilling his glass of juice whenever it was empty

He started feeling funny

He went to a wall and tried to support himself

She came over and asked how he was feeling

Not so well he said

She told him she’d show him where he could rest

She took him to a bedroom and his head was fuzzy and his heart seemed to be pumping faster than usual

He could feel his pants being removed

S…

St…

Stop!

They were now three different figures he could see

They had cuffed his hands on the bed

They would each take turns at him

When he told his friends what happened later

They laughed it off and told him how that was a man dream

Three women, a quadrasome

He felt humiliated but couldn’t keep on telling people

Because he never seemed to even get sympathy

People thought he was “lucky”

And wished they could get same “opportunity’

R.A.P.E.

****

He was too drunk after a night out of fun

He decided to remain in the tent as others went to the campfire

One of the guys offered to remain behind and keep watch

As the camp activities were going on, one of his boys decided to go back to the tent and grab a sweatshirt

He finds their friend who was left behind to keep watch over the drunk friend kissing him

He grabs him by the collar and gives him a few punches

He calls the other friends and they rain on him with blows and kicks

They however decide they are never going to tell their blacked out friend what went on jn that tent

N.E.A.R.L.Y R.A.P.E.D

****

She had gone to sleep over at a friend’s

As the weekend whiled on, more boys and girls dropped by

They brought with them drinks

Discussions became debates

From politics, economy to general life

When people started leaving she went to retire in the guest room

She was drunk but conscious

One of the guys who had remained behind slipped into her room

He started fondling her

She told him to stop

He though no means yes and yes means yes

Such flawed thinking

He went on and undressed her

And molested her

She was too drunk to fight back

She told her host in the morning

He did not believe her

How now? They had been boys since time

She had to carry her burden on her own

Getting STD tests, Post Exposure Prophylaxis and emergency contraception

But after that she developed trust issues

How could people you call friends treat you like such?

R.A.P.E.D

****

They were at a popular park

Time rushed past and soon it was dark

As they were leaving they were arrested by cops on patrol

They were told it was illegal to be in the park past 7.00pm

They pleaded and pleaded

On deaf ears their pleas fell

They made calls to their family and friends

The cops took them away from the station within the jurisdiction they were arrested

Their friends couldn’t find them

In the tiny cells the police officers had their way and let them go

On reporting, nothing seems to be happening

The process of seeking justice was made frustrating for them

They cannot walk alone in the dark any more

Parks are not places for picnics and fun anymore

R.A.P.E.D