Secret Lies

“Tauji…” she sobbed.

“Sarpanchji…please” he groveled.

The old man shot him a disgusted look and turned towards his lover, the girl.

She was his favourite child.

“Let them go from the village” he nodded at his men.

Times have changed.

They don’t kill people just like that anymore – They… do it secretly.

This  55 fiction format story is written by Mani Padma.

For more about 55 fiction click here

Honour killings – where men and women are killed by their kin or members of their caste for defying traditions are rampant in western parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.

The violence is committed in the name of saving the honour of the community, caste or family. However, there is no data of such killings as their records are not kept separately.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that the annual worldwide total of honor-killing victims may be as high as 5,000. It could be more too since most cases are unreported.

Mani Padma

She is a Doctor by profession , working in Delhi. Loves traveling, mind games and playing with words… And also the chief-co brewer of GingerChai. She is the chief brewer of some of the interesting categories you see in GingerChai.Follow @manishalsam

Website - More Posts

Related posts:

1. The Secret Admirer “I’ll get that mom” said Adrianna running to the main...
2. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne Sometimes, some things happen to your life when need it...
3. Practical Spirituality – The Secret Weapon Edit: I forgot when I started this article… it must...
4. Archived Love  They met in the Library. She loved books but could...
5. Parental Joy Years have passed since he left his native.Life has become...

Tags: 55 words stories, fiction, honour killings, khap, micro fiction, short stories, Stories

This entry was posted on May 27, 2010 at 7:32 am and is filed under 55 Fiction. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.