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You are 14 years and and live in Bangladesh with your 4 older brothers and sisters.
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Your mother, Aklima Begum, tells you that your cousin, Mahbub Khan, is coming to stay from Shariatpur.
His son will be in your grade.
Youve heard rumors about your cousin, but you brush them off.
Your mother sees your worried face, and asks what is wrong.
You explain the feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you think of your cousin
Your mother just smiles, and tells you that it will be good to see them again.
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Once they arrive, you are in charge of walking your cousins son to school and showing him around. You are both in 7th grade.
As you start walking, you can feel your cousins (his father) stare. He is 42.
You look over your shoulder and maintain eye contact, until he looks away.
After a few days of this, you approach your father, Darbesh Khan about the continued staring. He goes to the village elders
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The elders initiate a $1,000 fine for Mahbub Khan to pay. However, this is will bring great shame to your family.
It turns out not to matter what you think, because your fathers older brother (and Mahabs father) asks that the matter be quietly let go, without paying the fine. Many months pass.
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You rise from your bed and make your way to the outdoor restroom.
You hear a suspicious noise
Before you make it to the hut, someone grabs you and ties a cloth around your mouth. He forces you behind a bush, and then rapes you. You recognize the person as your cousin.
Upon hearing your screams, the mans wife goes looking for you both. She finds you together. Outraged, she drags you to her hut and beats you.
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They proclaim that you and your cousin were in an illicit relationship.
As punishment, he will be whipped 201 times. You will be whipped 101 times.
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After the 70th lashing, you fall, unconscious. Mahab escapes after withstanding only a few. You are taken to the hospital. One week later, on January 1st, you die there. Your last words, to your mother, proclaim your innocence.
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