Sunita's mother passed away soon after giving birth to her. Sunita’s father, on whom fell the responsibility to raise her, was always too busy womanising to have any time for his daughter and eventually sent her to live at a stepsister's house. Nobody bothered to pay any attention to her there.

However, things changed when Sunita turned five. Her step-brother-in-law started to go into her room several nights a week and putting a pillow over her face, raped her. Each time, out of sheer terror, her body went into alarm reaction - her heart pounded, she gasped for breath. After each episode, her eyes stayed wide open, her heart raced, her muscles remained tightened until dawn. This went on for eight years. Sunita began to developed epilepsy.

When her stepsister found out about the rape, she sent her to another stepsister's house where history repeated itself. This time, things got even worse because her stepsister would kick and beat her as punishment for being raped. She was finally abandoned at a police station when she was 14 and sent to Shelter.

Three years later, Sunita is still undergoing treatment for epilepsy which is now under control. The trauma of her childhood lingers on and haunts her as she struggles to adjust to a normal life.