Think Twice Before Entrusting Your Girls to Family Friends

Mr. Mohan is perplexed.  He is unable to decide as to how he should help a Class XI girl of his school.

Mr. Mohan is heading a very reputed educational institute of the country. His school is situated in one of the remotest parts of the country.  Inspite of its remoteness the school is known for its best board results.  Children of the school also qualify in professional exams. Mr. Mohan himself has been conferred with many Sate & National level awards.  He is one of the most popular Principals of the area.  Parents, staff and students love him.

This is the reason why Jia (name changed) had shared her problem directly with her Principal Mr. Mohan.  She had suffered a lot from having been humiliated sexually by the son of one of their family friends.  She has been going through the pain since summer break and finally decided to teach a lesson to the boy so that he won’t dare to repeat it with another girl.

Jia has been studying in the school from class Nursery onwards and is an exceptionally brilliant child.  Mr. Mohan had always felt nice to felicitate her on stage every year during various Inter House Competitions.  She is one of the best athletes of the school.

Jia with her friend had walked into her Principal’s Mohan Rao’s Chamber and requested for making a call from his landline.

It is a normal practice followed by students who have some problem to call their parents from Principal’s Chamber.

Mohan Rao gestured through his eyes that yes she can.

But instead of picking up the phone she requested him to spare some time to listen to her.  She sent her friend out and herself moved towards the chair and sat on it.

Principal said, “Yes, Jia, what’s your problem. ? Hope you are in good health.”

Jia said, “I’m fine but not so fine and want to share my personal problem with you if you have enough time.”

Principal assured her in an affectionate voice, “Yes, Jia I do have free time.  Please tell me why are you troubled ?”

Jia said, “Sir during the winter break as my parents had to go to the home town they had left me behind with one of our family friends. They have two sons, one is in Class VI in our own school and the elder one is studying in class XII in my mother’s school.

Uncle was also out of station.  Anuty slept with both of her sons and made me sleep in a separate bed room so that I can be comfortable.  From her side she tried to make me feel as comfortable as possible.  At around 3:00 am I felt someone touching me.  When I woke up completely I realized that the elder son whom I always treated as my elder brother was lying with me on the bed and was holding me down with his hand.  He had pressed his hand on my mouth lest I may shout. Initially I didn’t shout out of embarrassment and later I didn’t dare because of the awkward position we were lying. I had felt that if I had shouted Aunty and the younger son would have come and seen us in that odd position and Aunty would naturally support her son and would have blamed me for having called him to my room.  Inspite of my resistance he did what he wanted to.  I cried the whole night.  At 6:00 am I made a call to my mother and told her everything.  I got ready and as per my mother’s advice and shifted to another Aunty’s place by 7:00 am.

After three days when my parents returned we went to their home and as I had feared Aunty told, “My son was called into the room.” “Tell me Sir, if I was interested then why would I be complaining.” Principal said, “Yes, I do understand. What happened next?”

Jia said, “Now my parents want me to keep quite over the issue.  I’m ready to keep quite but the boy is troubling me.  He is going around and telling everyone in this area that he has had me.  So you can imagine how I must be feeling.  Everyone is looking at me with bad eyes.”

“Without telling my parents I had dialed 1089 to register a complain against the boy.  They provided me with a cell no. I have come to you advise as to what should I do.”

Principal, “Let me talk to your parents.”

Jia, “No Sir, they will not like the idea of me having told you this.”  My parents are planning to shift me from this place.  My point is why should I suffer because of the boy’s fault?.

I’m feeling humiliated in the eyes of my friend.  My parents are not supporting me.  Aunty is blaming me. And this boy is going around boasting about his machoness.

Principal said, “See Jia, it was not a macho act done by the boy.  Rather it was a very cowardly of him to have done so.

“It is sad but true that majority of the parents behave exactly as your parents are doing.”

“You don’t bother about what your Aunty is saying.  You know the truth and that is more than enough.”

“How are you sure that the boy is spreading information about you ?”

Jia, “I’m not sure but the other day when I had gone to the Stadium I believe there were few boys of other school who were eyeing me differently.”

Principal, “May be you are prejudiced.  Don’t worry about what people are saying.”

“It’s sad that you have gone through a bad experience I would really love to have a word with your parents in this regard.”

Jia, “No Sir, please, it’s my humble request not to talk to them.  I plead you, if I talk and complain to the no. that I have won’t they arrest him.  Will my name get revealed ?  I would love it if they act on my complain and arrest him and put him behind bars without involving me and my parents?”

Principal, “I’m afraid it’s not as easy as you are desiring,”

Jia, “Then Sir leave it.  I’m already feeling comfortable after having spoken to you.  Your support and faith in believing in me has given me lot of courage.”

Saying this she left for the class leaving behind the Principal.

Mr. Mohan is bit worried as to how to deal with such a situation. 

Parents of teenagers should be very careful. Specially parents of girls should take all precautions. They need to think a lot before entrusting the responsibility to someone to look after them during their absence. 13.7.2015