Amaya was just 12 years old. She had already seen many sad things in life like bad behaviour of her cousin, slap to Meenu etc But one day, something happened in school that she would never forget.
It was a very hot day in May. Amaya was in Class 8. The Hindi class had started, but the students were not listening. They were tired and bored because of the heat. The teacher tried to teach, but no one was paying attention. She was getting more and more angry.
Suddenly, the teacher shouted at the class to be quiet. But one boy was still talking. The teacher got very angry. In a moment of anger, she picked up a metal geometry box and bang it on the boy's head.
Everyone was shocked. But something even scarier happened next. The boy started shaking and fell to the ground. He was having an epileptic seizure. Some children screamed. Others were too scared to move.
But Amaya didn’t freeze. She quickly ran to the boy, kept him safe, and told others to call for help. She stayed with him until the teachers and helpers came.
The teach came with coordinator and some helper. They wipe off his mouth and cleans his face with water and gave some water, after that he had been given a cup of tea, But instead of taking him to the doctor school admin sent him house alone on a rickshaw.
This incident showed her a harsh cruelty of teachers and school staff and a curious question What is epileptic seizures?