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WHERE DID I GO WRONG ?

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 01



I sprinted out of the house , tears streaming down my face , my torn dress stained with blood . barefoot and battered , I pleaded for help. But my cries fell on deaf ears .



“where did i go wrong?” i whispered , my voice lost in the desert like silence .



he chased me , firing a *gunshot* . I froze , trembling .



“you thought you could escape from me?” he sneered , grabbing me by my braids .



“thulani , please!” I begged , but he dragged me back , tossing me onto the floor .



“i hate women who don't listen,” he spat , walking away .



my abdomen hurts , i am pretty sure i lost the baby , AGAIN , AND AGAIN , AND AGAIN ! i wailed .



for 11 years , i have asked myself , " WHERE DID I GO WRONG?" sold into marriage at seventeen , now i am twenty eight .



a cry for freedom , i am trapped in darkness,i am beyond the bruises , what about my unheard screams ? the shadow of silence . the weight of chains , fractured dreams , my unbroken spirit . the silence that binds , the invisible prison .



in a country where women's cries are ignored , where do i turn to ? where do I go when home hurts ?



originated in south africa , most women's cries are unheard , daily , there are cases of women abuse , rape and many more , men hurt women in a way that is unexplainable . when will it come to the end ? izililo za bafazi zizophela nini? including our teenage girls .WHEN ARE WE SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ? join me on this heartbreaking journey , inspired by true stories. may hope emerge.



my name is sindisiwe khumalo .



genres: domestic drama & literary fiction

subtitle:the unseen truth of domestic abuse.

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