The day started like any ordinary day to Sita. She got up
and began getting ready for the day and figured out what she needed to do to
get all of her chores finished. After she was ready for the day, she went out
to the garden for some fresh air because it was such a beautiful day. Sita
was pleased because it was a great day to be outside tending to the garden and
getting some outside chores like watering her garden. It had been neglected
lately.
The sun was shining, and there was not a single cloud in sight.
There was no wind at all, and the daisies and the geraniums seemed to have
extra life. Beautiful days had been uncommon lately, so she was very
excited that the sun was shining. Sita felt as if the bright rays were shining
just for her.
Suddenly, as Sita was in the garden, she felt as if she was
being watched. She got cold chills and goosebumps. She didn’t know if
she was being watched from afar, from behind, or from the clouds. She knew that
it wasn’t Rama because he wouldn’t be trying to scare her. However, she felt as
if someone was watching every step she took. It definitely made her feel
uneasy.
Sita eventually began to run with all of her might because she
was so frightened. She also began yelling for Rama because she didn't know what
else she should do. She yelled so loud that she began to run out of breath.
With a quick swipe, Ravana snatched Sita from the air! A great day for Sita
turned into a horrible day quickly.
Sita began screaming, “Help me, help me!” But that didn’t faze
Ravana as he tied her eyes and her mouth with a piece of cloth to make sure
that she couldn’t see where she was going. But Sita remembered that she was
wearing her favorite necklace. If no one heard her screams, then the
only thing that she could do is leave a trail that leads to her. After
she made up her mind, Sita broke her necklace and slowly let the beads slip off
of the necklace one by one. She hoped that someone would find it and get it to
Rama. Sita was hoping and praying that this would be the answer to
finding her, wherever she was going.
Finally, Ravana brought her to the location he had picked and
dropped her into the dungeon in Lanka and untied the cloth. The dungeon
was dark and had very little lighting. The only light that could be seen was a
little window in the far corner. Sita could definitely tell that she was
underground. “No one will come looking for you, Sita. You are going to be my
slave now.” Sita started to panic and began hoping that
someone would find her line of beads and would free her from torture.
Sita began to pray and eventually falls in a deep sleep.
Author's Note- This story was inspired by Sita's abduction
from the Ramayana. I changed up Sita's abduction from the beginning and jumped
into Sita getting kidnapped because that was where I wanted most of my story to
take place. I also wanted Ravana to make Sita his slave instead of the queen of
Lanka to make the story darker than it already was. I chose for Ravana to take
Sita to a dungeon because I thought it gave the story a creepier
aspect as well. In the original story, Jatayu tried to rescue Sita and failed.
He was left out of the story because I wanted Sita to be alone with Ravana
throughout the entire story. I didn’t want anything ruining the fact that Sita
was going to be Ravana’s slave. My entire thought process was how I
could make the story creepy but descriptive. I wanted Ravana to take Sita,
but I wanted her to be his slave instead of his queen. As for the necklace
in the story, it was vital because this was the one thing that made it to where
someone could potentially find Sita. Sita's necklace is the one thing
that she can use to help leave a trail that leads to her. She had to think
quick on her feet, and it was a good thing that she had thought about her
necklace because it was key in finding her.
Bibliography: Narayan, R.K. (1972) The Ramayana
