Sita

Oh my! It warms my heart to see that so many of you are also interested in the inner-most thoughts of these women! I am very excited about this little journal entry I found blowing in the heavens. Below is a page from the famed Sita, the tender and devoted wife of Rama. Who knew she carried in her such strife? I love it! Of course, I would say it is all justified and truly would love to see more rage come from it. However, you get what you get and don't throw a fit so I am content with this lovely finding.

"Do not get me started on that evil, temptress of a being! A no-good, husband-stealing hag! Of all the people in the world to fall in love with she choses MY Rama. She thought that if she just turned into a beautiful woman that she would have him in her hand. Well guess what? She was delusional for thinking such a thing.

We were wandering the forest like any other day since Rama's exile, when we saw a poor girl all alone. Cautiously we approached her, Rama in front of me and Lakshmana taking up the rear. I guess it was to keep me safe and prevent me from getting lost. Both men seem to think I too am just another helpless princess.

Anyway, back to that wench. Well, Rama approached her, but I tried to pull him back. Has he never heard of stranger danger? But Rama being Rama with intentions to help wherever he can, brushed me off and moved forward. I just had this feeling that something was off. She hoisted herself up from the ground. Her hair was shiny and dark, eyes wide and scared, yet still somehow sultry as she gazed at Rama.

Lakshmana and I stayed a bit back, but from the conversation we were able to pick up that she was lost and her name was Surpanakha. Rama said something we could not hear while shaking his head and I could see her face fall. Her dark eyes locked on me and I knew in that moment what she had tried to do. I kept my cool as a young lady should, but I was seething. This bitch just thought she could waltz on in and take the man that was destined for me. Who on earth does she this Surpanakha woman think that she is?!

After Rama rejected her we left before anything got out of hand. I won't try to lie to you I was feeling pretty good that Rama was not tempted. I went to take a bath hoping that I would feel refreshed and mentally cooled down after the event I had witnessed while the boys went out to collect food. We ate dinner and I refused to bring up what happened with that woman with Rama, I just didn't feel ready to confront him yet. After dinner Lakshmana and I always spend sometime talking during his watching shift while Rama rests. I used this time to pry out what they had spoken about during their "bro time". Apparently she approached them again on their walk for food. Lakshmana made it sound like she was obsessed with trying to get me out of the picture. I don't even know this woman! I'm not even sure how she found this much animosity against me to threaten my marriage, but any who I heard that she got what she deserved from Lakshmana. He leaned in and whispered it just in case Rama hadn't fallen into deep sleep yet. He knew that if Rama heard he would be upset. The words "I cut off the tip of her nose!" breathily rushed through my ears. I know I shouldn't have laughed, but I couldn't help myself. A tiny giggle escaped and I tried to stifle it with a cough so Rama wouldn't wake. If I ever see that Surpanakha again though, she is in for hell!"

Well, wasn't that such the bees knees! This kind of content gives me a chill every time. I hope you all enjoyed that display of rage as much as I did. Until next time!

Author's Note: This confessional is a short story into the secret thoughts of Sita.. This story gives an inside look into how Sita really feels about the exchange of Rama and Surpanakha expressing that she does care much more than she reveals to the two brothers. I tried not to change a whole lot in the original narrative, but did leave out the part where Surpanakha. I wanted Sita to be upset solely off of emotions rather than upset that another person tried to cause her physical harm. I think that by including that I would have to show the obvious rage rather than the one pent up inside which was more my focus of this confessional. Another thing that may not be completely correct is the timeline and the actions that each character took. I wanted this stories main focus to be the strife between the two women and not to have it muddled by new event and the next adventure. I wanted the reader to really settle down in this story instead of being distracted by the upcoming events. Lastly, I chose to have Alakshmi as the introductory and conclusion narrator to give the story a bit of context and to continue with the trend of the storybook's introduction.

Sources used: M. Dutt, R. Dutt, Gould, Griffith, Hodgson, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Oman, Richardson, and Ryder.