People were looking at me, but were they really looking at me, I wondered.
Will they be able to sense my hesitation? Or hear the tremble in my voice?
Will the fight with my inner self show in my eyes?
I guess, they will just brush it off as inexperience or perhaps social awkwardness.
A few were smiling indulgently while others did not give any thought at all and just moved on.
Aah! The answers that I was seeking as I stood waiting with my friends at the busy corner of a street, to meet the strangers in the night.
This is a fiction written for the Write Tribe’s 100 Words on Saturday, “Strangers in the night”
Linking it to January 2014 Ultimate Blog Challenge and NaBloPoMo
To read posts by fellow friends and UBC and NaBloPoMo participants, click here Jairam, Kajal, Kathy, Michelle, Nabanita, Richa, Suzy Que, Sheethal. Yes, we can do we with some more cheering and support. 
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48 Responses
Whoa, Shilpa…..I think no one would really want to meet the strangers in the night if she had a choice. No wonder the conflict too. A brilliant hundred words and I will share mine soon!
Oh yes, given a choice and a chance, nobody would have this kind of life! Really feel sad for such girls and women!
Thanks Michelle, glad you liked these 100 words.
My heart aches for the poor girl, hope she never has to go meet the strangers in the night. A touching post, Shilpa.
Amen to that, Sulekha.
u hv captured taht girls fears n inhibitions so well gal!
Thanks Meena.
Brilliant use of the prompt. I loved this!
Thank you Ashwin.
Nicely written.. Just coming over from Meena’s blog after reading a similar story. It really should be a harrowing experience, meeting strangers in night, and moreover, depending on it for livelihood.
Thanks Vaisakh. Circumstances, lure of money could push many into such pits. 🙁
Can’t even begin to think what she must be going through. Well written Shilpa.
Must be tough for her. Thanks T.
It’s so sad for her…such a poignant thought you’ve portrayed Shilpa…
A very good take on the prompt…:)
Thanks Nabanita. Glad you liked this story.
So sad for that little girl! That is no kind of life. Wonderful 100 and great story. ♥
True, that is no way to live a life!! Thanks Kathy 🙂
can understand the tempest raging in the mind of the girl.
Thanks Kalpana.
Wow. Powerful stuff in just 100 words. You truly are the Drabble queen Shilpa. I bow to you 🙂
Thanks Sid, glad you liked this piece.
Sad, so very sad!
I know! 🙁
Rather sad! From my experience even if two girls stand at a corner talking after class.. before they go home… they are looked down at… that is the sad story of life 😐
I know what you mean, Seeta. The fact that it is so rampant now-a-days, does not makes it any easier! 🙁
Such a brilliant post on Strangers in the Night that highlight the sad lives of many people. Every word is beautifully written, Shilpa:)
Thanks Vishal. You are too kind 🙂
A sad fate for so many. I bet she really doesn’t want to meet those strangers in the night.
I am sure she would hate meeting such strangers!! 😥
A very poignant piece. I wish no girl ever has to meet such strangers and experience such fears.
Amen to that!
So touching! A lot of people have written along the same lines for the prompt, but this one is really heart rending.
Thanks Magic Quill.
If only they had a choice….
Powerfully written!
Thank you Sheethal.
A conflict well expressed.. 🙂
Thks Aayesha.
She is expressing her fear of meeting strangers in the night? Painful.
It is! 🙁
Hope you are not an undercover female cop.
I wish I was!
It really hurts to fight with inner self every moment…Lovely write up Shilpa
It must be tough to do things against your wishes and principles!
feel sad for that girl…. that too a little girl. Love the way you read the thoughts of these people through your creative writing:)
Hope nobody has to go through such situations in life, ever!
Thanks Asha.
This is a very poignant piece! So heart rending.
Thanks Ma’am.
So well expressed.Pity,how some have. To live a life with nothing to look forward to,except next night.One feels sorry
Oh yes, truly a sad life to lead that way!! 🙁