22/07/2026
"No. You don't have pain," he said. And each time he said it, she ceased to exist a little.
🏆 Baby Monitor by Dilukshi de Silva — a winning entry in the Wachana Short Story Competition, BubbleGum Edition 03.
A woman lies awake beside a husband she's come to fear, a baby monitor clutched in one hand, counting down the years until she can leave. It's a story told in near-whispers — about coercion, about going numb to survive, about the quiet violence that never leaves a visible mark. Dilukshi writes the interior of an abusive marriage with a restraint that makes it land even harder.
This is Sri Lankan fiction that says the things we're taught not to say out loud.
▶️ Watch the snippet, then read the full story — link in the first comment.
⚠️ Content note: domestic abuse, marital coercion.
🔗 https://wachana.com/bubblegum-edition-03/baby-monitor-by-dilukshi-de-silva/
