Be proud of what makes you special

Sandra wasn't an ordinary student. Even it was not winter, she always had gloves on, even during classes. Her teachers were annoyed with it and so they often told her that it was impolite to wear gloves in the lecture hall. They ordered her to take them off immediately. But Sandra never took them off. She replied politely that she was sorry because she was always cold. So, she could not take them off.

Rumors were spreading around the college, and she became upset. But she didn't care about them at all. She made herself understand that she should not care what they said. She became all alone in the class.

But a few months later, she fell in love with one of her classmates. He asked her maybe they could go out that night. She was so happy and excited. And that same night they met. He courted her beautifully, but she always chooses strange places to go on dates. She suggested him sit on the terrace. But he replied that she was always cold. However, when she said that she liked fresh air, he agreed with her.

When they sat on the terrace, he asked her to take off her gloves. He added that he wanted to hold her hands. But that night she just ignored it.

After a month of dating, Sandra invited her boyfriend to her house. She told her that she trusted him and that's why she could finally show him. She told him that she had asked her to take off her gloves. So, she took off and asked him to look.

With his utter surprise, he saw that Sandra had a prosthetic arm. He was so shocked and asked her what was that. She replied that that was why she didn't show her arms. She also told him that she hoped that could stay between them.

But the boy wasn't honest. The next day when Sandra came to classes, everyone already came to know about her secret. 'Hey, cyborg! Take off your gloves!', 'There's nothing to hide anymore!', and many more talks and laughs. She was so shocked and started crying. They still laughed and asked her why she had not told them she was the ironwoman because they would have asked for her autograph.

She could not take this anymore and run out of the building in tears. She returned home and thought about how he could do that to her when she had trusted him. That evening she got a visit from a girl from her class. It was Marry. She asked Sandra if she could go in because she wanted to support her.

She allowed Marry to go in. They were having tea and she told Sandra some more shocking news. She said that she hated to say that, but that day she learned that Sandra's ex-boyfriend's friends dared him to date her just to find out why she always wore those gloves.

Sandra felt even more hurt. She also became angry. She told Marry that she didn't want to see him again and didn't want to see any of them. She stopped going to classes and was talking only to Marry. But Marry didn't let her continue this. She told her that she could not drop out because of them and they were not worth it.

The girls became close friends. One day, Marry asked Sandra about her prosthesis. She asked how that all happened. She replied that when she was only 11, she went outside and saw their neighbors' son playing by the road. He was just a toddler. He got carried away playing and ended up on the road. But then a car was running towards him. Sandra became so shocked and ran to save the boy. He was finally saved, but she lost her arm.

Marry was amazed and shocked by the story. She exclaimed that Sandra was a hero. She told her story to everyone in the college. So, when Sandra returned to classes, she was a hero in every student's eyes. They told her that she was a very strong girl.

Sandra asked Marry why she told everyone about that. She replied that they needed to know and now everyone there was proud of her. And the group that humiliated Sandra turned into outcasts. Her true friends helped her realize that her prosthesis was nothing to be ashamed of. It was rather a reminder of her kind heart.

Your differences don't make you inferior to others. Be proud of what makes you special.