I crack my knuckles.

“You know that’s damaging to the bones, right?”

I pass an exasperated look to Right. She always did this. When you crack your knuckles she says this, when you rub your temples, she says pressing too hard causes brain damage.

Manner comes in. “Today’s the perfect day,” she says.

“Great!” I smile.

All our names are like this—Righteous, Manner, Humble, Modest, Gentle, etc.. At least, all girl names are like that.

My name is Sweet which I think everyone can wholeheartedly agree that is the opposite of what I am.

My friends and I host an underground revolution. Of girls.

See, girls have basically no rights, no voice, no choice. And we’re the girls who weren’t buried alive at birth.

And that’s because there’d been a population decrease.

A lot of girls, my mother included, don’t even try for a change.

Except this underground revolution I started. It’s mostly little acts that are to change people’s mind.

We have around 40 members now. I’m proud of it.

But today, we’re going to do something big.

To prove to people that girls are worth it, Right has convinced me not to rest on ways of violence.

Today, everyone’s leaving for a village fair. And we’ve planned a huge protest. Everyone’ll be there.

We’re going to be known. And no one is going to stop us.

——

The guards came at us five minutes in the protest, threatening to arrest us. But we had carried on.

Right looked the most nervous, but I made sure she didn’t abandon us.

So many faces, so many male faces, staring at us with surprise. Confusion. They don’t get we don’t like being called inferior.

Well, guess what? We want a change. I glared at them and carried on.

——

After that, my Father screamed at me for 3 hours straight. Saying I am lower, saying I ruined their reputation, etc.

But right after, I went straight to the TV. It was also over the news.

And what was also all over the TV? The government made an announcement. Burying Girls Alive is Illegal.

It’s not much, but it’s a step. A step in the right direction.

And soon, with much more work, steps will turn to a sprint.