Lalia was an intelligent girl who wanted to get education and become a doctor. She was reading in class 9th. One day she decided to tell her goal to her mom when she went into the house the mom and dad both were sitting. Lalia said, “My respected parents, I want to proceed with my education and complete my goal to be a doctor.” The parents were shocked and exclaimed angrily you? Lalia replied that I would like to educate myself. The parents advised her that you are not a boy. Lalia left the room and went towards her study. Now she has passed 10th and she was happy for further study. She asked mom and dad about her destination but they both were against her set target since she was a girl. At Last, they did not allow her for what she wanted to be. Once Raheem Bakhsh one of her neighbors came towards Talia’s father and said, my son, wants to get married to your daughter, will you accept the proposal of my son for your daughter? Lalia's father and mother both were happy and accepted the proposal. when Lalia came, they told her about her marriage. As she listened to this, she became very much sad but couldn't say anything because her parents were very much cruel. After one-month Laila got married to Kareem the son of Raheem Bakhsh

In, her husband’s house lalia was very much sad because there nobody let her study books.

Laila remembered her school friends, and center a lot. She worked there in her husband’s house like a donkey. She went to the forest for taking wood along with sewed clothes and feed her family. Once she decided to talk about her rights, when she went to her house then her husband Kareem started beating her. While Kareem was beating her, her parent entered the house. Kareem left her and said, bring water for them. Lalia was happy that can be my mom who will save me from this hazardous family. But when she reached in front of her house, the parents were saying to beat her while she is wrong or she does a mistake and from the corner of the house Kareem’s brother replied, yeah we must because she is a girl and especially in our country if we respect the girls, we will be underestimated.

Lalia in the bad condition entered the house to give water to the guest and after three hours the parent left their house. On seeing this, Lalia decided to kill herself. She wrote a letter writing in, (My life is harder than my death and my wishes and dreams were killed. I am also able for death, therefore, I like my death more than my life because in Pakistan it is hard to be a woman). She took a knife and killed herself. When Kareem entered the house, he became shocked and he saw the letter, he read the letter and called her parents to let them know about the situation occurrence.


By: Amber Baloch 

The writer is a student at LEPS.