I step out of my room, I hear my maid crying because her husband thrashed her and snatched her earnings. I step out of my home, I witness a mother being beaten in front of her crying kids. I see women suffering every day; I see wives living in pathetic conditions. Stories of abusive marriages and women being the …

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He tiptoed into my room and embraced me in his arms. I felt uneasy but kept smiling weakly since I was taught to be pleasant around the people whom my parents welcomed home. I didn’t like the way he would hold me on his ‘surprise’ visits, his touch would make me shiver. His affection disgusted me, his …

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