-girl
~thirteen
~named Lakshimi
-lives in Nepal
~with step father, mother, and baby brother
~VERY POOR
+step father gambles away money
+all family wants is the simple things in life such as a tin roof and food
-step father constantly threatens to sell Lakshimi
~mother does not let him
~Lakshimi thinks it will be very good for her family
-eventually Lakshimi gets sold to a women referred to as “auntie”
~Lakshimi and her family are under the impression that she will be a maid when she gets to the city
-Lakshimi travels for weeks to the city
~gets transferred to a man referred to as “Uncle Husband”
~crosses borders illegally by calling herself Uncle Husband’s wife
~travels through cities in amazement and horror
~lastly gets sold into a brothel
-The brothel:
~run by a women the girls there call Mumtaz
~Lakshimi gets new clothes
~still believes she will be a maid
~ soon finds out what the truth is
~refuses to practice this sex game and goes without food for weeks locked up in a cage
+goes crazy
~it is explained to her that she owes Mumtaz thousands of dollars and once she pays it off she may go home
+Lakshimi begins her work hesitantly
-In the brothel:
~once lakshimi proved herself loyal she could live in a public room with other girls
~in the bedrooms there were about four beds separated by sheets hung up to make privacy when they were in business
~friendships developed
~she was taught to clean herself after every “visitor” as to not get sick or an infection
~occasionally she could sneak a condom in but men almost always refused to wear them
~all girls wore heavy makeup and would do anything to get as many visitors as possible
-Lakshimi soon finds that Mumtaz has lied to her and she will never be able to go home again
+Mumtaz will wait until she is too sick or too old then either sell her to another brothel or throw her out of the street where she will meet her fait
-for some girls brothels were the best options, even better than their homes
-a raid happens at the brothel by americans where Lakshimi gets taken
~brought to a shelter and given a new path for an additional life
~thirteen
~named Lakshimi
-lives in Nepal
~with step father, mother, and baby brother
~VERY POOR
+step father gambles away money
+all family wants is the simple things in life such as a tin roof and food
-step father constantly threatens to sell Lakshimi
~mother does not let him
~Lakshimi thinks it will be very good for her family
-eventually Lakshimi gets sold to a women referred to as “auntie”
~Lakshimi and her family are under the impression that she will be a maid when she gets to the city
-Lakshimi travels for weeks to the city
~gets transferred to a man referred to as “Uncle Husband”
~crosses borders illegally by calling herself Uncle Husband’s wife
~travels through cities in amazement and horror
~lastly gets sold into a brothel
-The brothel:
~run by a women the girls there call Mumtaz
~Lakshimi gets new clothes
~still believes she will be a maid
~ soon finds out what the truth is
~refuses to practice this sex game and goes without food for weeks locked up in a cage
+goes crazy
~it is explained to her that she owes Mumtaz thousands of dollars and once she pays it off she may go home
+Lakshimi begins her work hesitantly
-In the brothel:
~once lakshimi proved herself loyal she could live in a public room with other girls
~in the bedrooms there were about four beds separated by sheets hung up to make privacy when they were in business
~friendships developed
~she was taught to clean herself after every “visitor” as to not get sick or an infection
~occasionally she could sneak a condom in but men almost always refused to wear them
~all girls wore heavy makeup and would do anything to get as many visitors as possible
-Lakshimi soon finds that Mumtaz has lied to her and she will never be able to go home again
+Mumtaz will wait until she is too sick or too old then either sell her to another brothel or throw her out of the street where she will meet her fait
-for some girls brothels were the best options, even better than their homes
-a raid happens at the brothel by americans where Lakshimi gets taken
~brought to a shelter and given a new path for an additional life
