SHAILABH SONKAR

The Trap

Seema opened the door of Kamla's room and stepped inside. A kind of sad, depressing silence filled her mind. It had been fifteen days since the suicide of Kamla. Seema opened her wardrobe. Along with that, memories of Kamla came to her mind. She let out her tears. Ever since Kamla left, she had been plagued by a question, "My daughter, just seventeen years old, what happened that made her want to finish herself?" A diary along with Kamla's hairpins, bands and other accessories was spotted. Picking up the diary, she flipped through the page. Kamla had made some entries in the diary according to the date. Sitting in a nearby chair, Seema started reading the diary.