Life As I See It

She didn’t deserve to die in that inhumane manner.
Nor did she deserve to be the object of a brutal, sadistic, perverted – psycho rapist’s satisfaction.
   
No one does.

My heart cried when I read more news on this little girls’ brutal murder.

A lump is growing in my throat as I type.

In a flash, it all seemed like those gruesome true stories
from other countries that I read in magazines or those
I’ve watched in crime documentaries.
All unreal and far-fetched.
It wasn’t something I thought could happen in our own land.

My heart bled even more when I read that on that fateful day, she was out to buy her favorite hairclip.
And how her best friend in Primary 2 adores her black shiny hair and knows her for her fondness of pretty scrunchies.
She just wanted to get one more adornment for her beautiful hair that day.
Probably one more scrunchy.

Witnesses saw her being dragged into a van, screaming.
These questions darted in my mind ; Did anyone try to run after the van,
or maybe get the van’s plate number,
or was brave enough to chase after her in their car?
I wish someone did. I really do.

Her story made me ponder, wiped some smiles from my face and saw myself counting my blessings.
And I’m thankful that growing up,
life was so carefree that I could run to the shop at any hour of the day to buy a packet of keropok or get santan for mummy.                                                            That I could play at the playground blocks away from home without fearing any harm.                               That I could walk home with my friends across the lifeless graveyard after school clubs, and arrive safely.
That my preteen sister at that time, could go to town with me in tow, on a bus, and eat ABC at the dark night market without any anxiety.

Right this moment, I fear for my two nieces.What would the world be like to them?
Leandra, Hazel and Ryan. May the angels guard your lives.

Nurin Jazlin, may your soul rest in peace.
I know you’re in heaven, laying in God’s hand,
and your shiny black hair looking pretty in those colorful scrunchies.

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