C30 The Shame

Ramya shivered as she started her side of the story. "I-I, T-T-There was a function in my house yesterday. So my mom made me wear the traditional langa voni after taking permission from Principal Sir. "She looked nervously at him who nodded in agreement." When I entered the college bus everyone greeted me with birthday wishes. Aman came to me and spoke some vulgar words and.... "

"What vulgar words?"

"I-I-I can't say those words sir!" she stammered her face turning pink.

"Not good enough! Since you are making a serious accusation, we need to know the exact words - if.... If he did say those words as you claim!"

"H-He.... s-s-said .... Paita chatuna emundi? (What is behind the pallu? - a phrase meant to insult a female) "Ramya blurted her face turning beet red with embarrassment.

"That is teasing, neither vulgar nor harassment. It's obvious you are making it up and making a poor effort at it. Did he say anything else?"

"H-h-he caught hold of-of-of..." she burst into tears unable to speak any further.

"Well since you failed to prove your accusation, everyone here will now see what is behind your pallu. It is but appropriate that the victim, Aman shows everyone, what Ramya here, is hiding behind her pallu. Aman!" As Aman ran jubilantly to the stage, Ramya was horrified at what was turning to a nightmare. She had tried her best to stop Soukhya from complaining. She had not only brought trouble but also shame to her. How was she going to face the class after this? Especially Aman, who would now make full use of the opportunity to shame her every day, it was she who had to bear it all! Just when she had managed to stay out of trouble Soukhya had to ruin everything for her!

She gasped as Aman put a hand on her waist holding her steady while he removed the safety pin from her pallu and removed it throwing it away. She instinctively tried to cover herself in vain as he went back and held both her hands apart exposing her assets adding to her shame. I will kill Soukhya for this! She thought as the Principal called Anusha to speak. Things started going downhill for them as he ordered Suman to strip Anusha fully. Ramya felt relieved that she at least she had been allowed to wear her blouse and langa. Then it was Pravallika's turn as she was stripped and spanked like a 5 year old before the Principal declared that she had to remain naked for the rest of the day. It was demeaning, humiliating and inhuman, but what choice did they have? It would be worse if they resisted. She was curious what punishment Soukhya would get - she was the leader and so he had saved the worst punishment for her.

"Soukhya Sattupalli!"

"It was a nightmare!" Soukhya started confidently as she looked at everyone. "Everyone thought it was Ramya's birthday, so we wished her as soon as she entered the bus. Aman and four of his friends, Ramesh, Sandeep, Kishan, Sukumar, came to Ramya and started teasing her. Aman asked Ramya what she was hiding behind her pallu. Sandeep suggested that they should remove her pallu and see. Ramya was too shy to resist or say anything. Everyone knows that she is too nervous to fight for herself. So, I went to try and save her with my friends, Pravallika and Anusha. By the time we reached Ramya, they had removed her pallu and were laughing. Ramesh was saying, 'what do you call them Ramya? Are those ******* or have you put tennis balls in your blouse? 'Ramya had started to cry as Sukumar caught hold of her ******* and squeezed them. Then ...."

"Wait, Wait, Wait! Are you saying Ramya has *******?" The principal interrupted as the boys sniggered in amusement. "

"Of course, sir! All girls have them!" Soukhya answered, shocked that he would ask such a ridiculous question.

"Aman, please remove Ramya's blouse and show everyone that she doesn't have '*******' as Soukhya claims!" The Principal ordered much to Aman's delight and plunging Ramya to despair. She looked accusingly at Soukhya as if she were the reason for her humiliation and not the boys or the Principal. Meanwhile Aman had gleefully removed Ramya's blouse exposing her small, sharp as pyramids, ******* to all. He even pressed them a few times much to Soukhya's chagrin and Ramya's discomfort.

"So, she does have *******!" the principal remarked before looking at Soukhya saying, "Continue!"

"Sandeep was about to remove Ramya's langa when I stopped him. There was a heated argument between us and when Sandeep again tried to strip Ramya, I slapped him, and the other boys started to hit me - or they tried hitting me! Everyone knows that I am a black belt holder in karate - 3rd Dan! So, they left me. I helped Ramya get dressed and we went to the principal to complain against the boys. He refused to believe us and here I am telling you all what happened in the bus. Thank you!" she ended her account of the story as the principal took the mike again.

"Wonderful story Soukhya, fit for a heroine-oriented movie! Unfortunately, we don't believe in movie plots, but real, solid facts. Facts, you have been unable to provide. So, since it is obvious that you have not only hit the boys without proper cause but also without provocation; and instigated a few more girls to accuse some of our responsible boys of abuse, we have decided that you will receive the worst punishment among the four.

Since it was Soukhya who was the instigator, it has been decided that Pravallika and Anusha can dress again." He nodded at the two as they hurriedly got dressed. "We feel it unfair that Ramya has shown only the top part of her body unlike Pravallika and Anusha who have shown us everything. So, Ramya lift your langa and show us your **** and ********! and you can wear the rest of your dress! or you will remain naked the whole day. Your choice! "he paused looking expectantly at Ramya, who, crying and cursing Soukhya under her breath for putting her gruesome situation, slowly lifted her langa, exposing the part that she had vowed to show only to her husband, her face beet red in humiliation. She turned around exposing her small, round ******** as everyone gasped! She then let her langa fall covering her shame as she started to wear her blouse.

"Good girl! Well, I didn't think Ramya was so bad as to complain against boys. Congrats Ramya for proving me right! The PET will take your measurements after the assembly in his room and then you can go to your class fully dressed.

Now, Soukhya, you will be stripped here by the boys you claimed that you 'beat!' as if a girl could beat a boy! Further, if you resist your punishment, you will be given a bare bottom spanking and made to stay naked for the whole day; and going home naked. Aman, Sandeep, Ramesh and Sukumar, strip this shameless **** here!" he ordered.

Soukhya, true to her nature, couldn't take that humiliation without fighting. She kicked and fought as 20 boys, though at the receiving end for a few minutes, managed to overpower her, stripping her naked. They had shredded her dress with a scissors, so that she would have nothing to wear. The principal had ordered the PET, to then spank her! As Soukhya continued to struggle and curse, they had made her sit on a special chair that had a wooden ***** in the middle instead of a seat. Then down came the lashes with a cane on her most sensitive private part. When she had almost fainted shrieking with pain, they had paraded her all over the college before making her sit in the 'special chair' in her class. Boys had escorted her to the girls' toilets, watched her pee, then poured water over her ******, brought her to the class. This happened with her all day and then she had been sent home walking totally naked. She had been covered in filth by the time she had reached home, and all the news channels were happily showing her 'walk of shame' live, to the whole world.

Ramya was a bit guilty that Soukhya had to go through such humiliation, but then, she had brought that upon herself with that stubborn, rebellious nature of hers. Fortunately, the Principal had let off herself, Ramya, very lightly; he had even graciously allowed her to remain dressed; otherwise, her mom would have killed her for getting into trouble and bringing shame to her family. It was always the girl's fault if she got stripped publicly. She shuddered even to think what would have happened if she had been in Soukhya's place. Pravallika and Anusha had also been let off lightly, but then they had done nothing except accompany Soukhya to the Principal's chamber.

Glossary:

Langa Voni - a traditional three-piece dress worn by young, unmarried girls in Southern parts of India. It looks similar to a saree and is also called a half - saree.

paita - Telugu word for Pallu, the part of a half - saree or saree draped to cover the *******.

Paita chatuna emundi - a phrase that was used by the boys to tease, humiliate and insult a female. it means what is behind the Paita/Pallu. so, the expected answer is *******.