Dear Readers,
I am about to share one incident which happened some years back during my stay in Bangalore. That time I was about 28, unmarried. Working in a Software company. Me and 2 friends use to share a rented house. The owner lived in the ground floor. I and those fellows in the first floor. It was a small house with hall, 1 room, kitchen, bathroom. But for us it was OK.
As months passed one of them married and the other went back to his native place. That meant I was left alone. In that locality there was a 12 year old girl named Sonu. Her full name I wont disclose but sweetly everyone called her Sonu. I think that time she would be in 7th or 8th std. Quite short in stature – about 5 feet, slender, milky white. The owner had introduced me to her parents. Since I was expert in computers, Sonu’s mother told me “During your free time teach Sonu some basics about computers”. Her father added “Also help her with her school project work”.
So every now and then this Sonu would come to my room and I would teach her how to use Windows, Paint, Word, Excel. Also sometimes after school she would come rushing to my place and say “Uncle…..some project they have given….I want information on so-and-so topic…say, Pollution, Freedom fighters, Festivals etc. I used to browse the Internet and copy information to her Pen drive. She would take printout from nearby shops.
Also many a times whenever I used to walk past her house….she would call me to play shuttle with her. Even her dad used to join in to play with us. This went for some months. Then her dad got a laptop with Internet connection. But still she used to come to my room and ask for information about topics given in school.
In fact, I asked her once “When you have Internet at home….you yourself can browse,right”. She giggled and told “Who me? I am lazy to do all that…anyway,you are there,no….so why worry for me”. Also on Sundays she used to come to my room and we used to play chess,computer games etc.
However the turning point came when one evening she came rushing to my room at around 7 pm and started pleading with me….
“Uncle…I am finished today…Gone…Dead…you have to help me..I beg you….Kindly don’t say no”
“Whats the matter,Sonu….Why are you pleading so much? Whats your problem”
Somehow she hesitated to say. With shame on her face she told me “Uncle…I don’t know how to tell you this…I am feeling ashamed to say this”
For a couple of minutes this went on…she was hiding something and was ashamed to say it.
Finally I said “Come here…sit here….Ok….I am your friend, right…now tell what is wrong”
Then she told “Ok…you are my friend….I will tell you….but you should not feel bad about me”. I agreed.
Slowly she opened up “Uncle….Just an hour back I was watching porn on pappa’s laptop. All of a sudden don’t know what happened…..one naked picture has come as the wallpaper”
Aha….Watching porn…but I didn’t tease her. I casually told her “See, I have taught you how to change wallpaper….Right click -) Properties….forgot”
“Uncle….I am not such a dumbo…I tried that but still same wallpaper is there. Please uncle….do something fast….my dad, mom will come home in another half hour…if he sees that I am finished…Pls….Pls”