Musings of a Little Girl
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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January 13, 2014 8:11 pm|
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!
January 16, 2014 1:03 pm|
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.
January 13, 2014 8:30 pm|
My heart aches for the poor girl, hope she never has to go meet the strangers in the night. A touching post, Shilpa.
January 16, 2014 1:03 pm|
Amen to that, Sulekha.
January 13, 2014 8:48 pm|
u hv captured taht girls fears n inhibitions so well gal!
January 16, 2014 1:03 pm|
Thanks Meena.
January 13, 2014 9:01 pm|
Brilliant use of the prompt. I loved this!
January 16, 2014 1:04 pm|
Thank you Ashwin.
January 13, 2014 9:27 pm|
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.
January 16, 2014 1:24 pm|
Thanks Vaisakh. Circumstances, lure of money could push many into such pits. 🙁
January 13, 2014 10:33 pm|
Can’t even begin to think what she must be going through. Well written Shilpa.
January 16, 2014 1:24 pm|
Must be tough for her. Thanks T.
January 13, 2014 10:51 pm|
It’s so sad for her…such a poignant thought you’ve portrayed Shilpa…
A very good take on the prompt…:)
January 16, 2014 1:25 pm|
Thanks Nabanita. Glad you liked this story.
January 13, 2014 11:58 pm|
So sad for that little girl! That is no kind of life. Wonderful 100 and great story. ♥
January 20, 2014 11:11 pm|
True, that is no way to live a life!! Thanks Kathy 🙂
January 14, 2014 12:00 am|
can understand the tempest raging in the mind of the girl.
January 16, 2014 1:25 pm|
Thanks Kalpana.
January 14, 2014 6:44 am|
Wow. Powerful stuff in just 100 words. You truly are the Drabble queen Shilpa. I bow to you 🙂
January 16, 2014 1:26 pm|
Thanks Sid, glad you liked this piece.
January 14, 2014 10:12 am|
Sad, so very sad!
January 16, 2014 1:26 pm|
I know! 🙁
January 14, 2014 11:06 am|
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 😐
January 16, 2014 1:33 pm|
I know what you mean, Seeta. The fact that it is so rampant now-a-days, does not makes it any easier! 🙁
January 14, 2014 12:23 pm|
Such a brilliant post on Strangers in the Night that highlight the sad lives of many people. Every word is beautifully written, Shilpa:)
January 16, 2014 1:33 pm|
Thanks Vishal. You are too kind 🙂
January 14, 2014 1:04 pm|
A sad fate for so many. I bet she really doesn’t want to meet those strangers in the night.
January 16, 2014 1:33 pm|
I am sure she would hate meeting such strangers!! 😥
January 14, 2014 1:53 pm|
A very poignant piece. I wish no girl ever has to meet such strangers and experience such fears.
January 16, 2014 1:34 pm|
Amen to that!
January 14, 2014 4:26 pm|
So touching! A lot of people have written along the same lines for the prompt, but this one is really heart rending.
January 16, 2014 1:34 pm|
Thanks Magic Quill.
January 14, 2014 5:45 pm|
If only they had a choice….
Powerfully written!
January 16, 2014 1:34 pm|
Thank you Sheethal.
January 14, 2014 8:25 pm|
A conflict well expressed.. 🙂
January 16, 2014 1:35 pm|
Thks Aayesha.
January 14, 2014 11:46 pm|
She is expressing her fear of meeting strangers in the night? Painful.
January 16, 2014 1:35 pm|
It is! 🙁
January 15, 2014 12:02 am|
Hope you are not an undercover female cop.
January 16, 2014 1:36 pm|
I wish I was!
January 15, 2014 6:35 am|
It really hurts to fight with inner self every moment…Lovely write up Shilpa
January 16, 2014 1:36 pm|
It must be tough to do things against your wishes and principles!
January 16, 2014 10:38 am|
feel sad for that girl…. that too a little girl. Love the way you read the thoughts of these people through your creative writing:)
January 16, 2014 1:38 pm|
Hope nobody has to go through such situations in life, ever!
Thanks Asha.
January 16, 2014 1:17 pm|
This is a very poignant piece! So heart rending.
January 16, 2014 1:38 pm|
Thanks Ma’am.
January 16, 2014 6:57 pm|
So well expressed.Pity,how some have. To live a life with nothing to look forward to,except next night.One feels sorry
January 20, 2014 11:10 pm|
Oh yes, truly a sad life to lead that way!! 🙁