one picture one story 98

Hello my friends,

This is my participation in the competition”1 Picture 1 Story Week #98 organized by @suboohi in Steem For Pakistan

The city's famous City Auditorium was packed with spectators, and inter-school dance competitions were held.

Boys and girls from various schools across the city, accompanied by their school administrators and dance teachers, came to the venue to participate in the competitions.

Dance competitions were held by dividing the children into categories based on their age. Children aged 15-16 years old performed first. The impressive performances of many children captivated the audience and judges.

The children's parents were also present in the audience, enjoying the applause and praise for their children's performances.

Then the stage announced that 7-year-old Gandhari would be performing a classical dance.

Everyone was curious to see how a 7-year-old girl would perform classical dance. But moments later, Gandhari gave a captivating performance of the Indian dance Bharatanatyam. The entire hall fell silent, everyone watching her dance. She danced like an experienced, trained dancer.

After her performance, the entire auditorium erupted in thunderous applause. Everyone realized that no one could stop this girl from winning first place. Finally, the judges decided to award Gandhari the first prize.

About three years later, one day, Gandhari was skating with other children her age on the main road outside her house. Usually, heavy vehicles wouldn't pass while these children were skating. But that day, a speeding car suddenly passed by and, out of control, collided with Gandhari.

The poor 10-year-old girl was knocked unconscious by the car. Passersby picked her up and immediately rushed her to the hospital, informing her parents. After tireless efforts by doctors and a nearly 24-hour battle between life and death, she was revived. However, the bones in her right leg were shattered in the accident, forcing the doctors to amputate it.

She was still admitted to the ICU, and no one was allowed to visit her; she could only be monitored through a small glass door outside the ICU.

Gandhari was given heavy doses of sedatives and painkillers, so that upon regaining consciousness, she didn't realize her right leg had been amputated. About a week later, completely free from the effects of the painkillers and sedatives, Gandhari realized she was missing her right leg. She felt it with her hand, and she couldn't feel it. She began crying loudly. Her parents, who were standing nearby, barely managed to comfort her. After 15 days, she was discharged from the hospital.

Upon arriving home, she became very sad and withdrawn, remaining confined to her room. Everyone in the family was deeply saddened by her sadness and despair.

Two months later, one day, her father saw her trying to dance on one leg in her room, and tears welled up in his eyes. The next day, they searched the internet for a doctor who could fit a prosthetic limb and went there with their daughter. The doctor assured them that he would soon make a prosthetic leg to Gandhari's size.

But the doctor also said that she would not be able to dance with that leg; she would only be able to walk.

After 15 days, the doctor fitted Gandhari with a prosthetic leg, and Gandhari returned home wearing it.

After a few months, Gandhari's leg healed. She began practicing dance on it day and night, and her passion for dance grew even stronger. And within a year, she was participating in competitions again.

People who learned after her dance that this girl had an artificial leg were astonished.

A few years later, Gandhari grew up to become one of the country's most famous Bharatanatyam dancers, overcoming her disability with her passion and faith.

I also want to invite here @pea07 @solperez and @ulfatulrahmah

With lots of love and respect,

Sur-riti❤️