▁all ▁mother less ▁children . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁love ▁shown ▁by ▁An and , ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁feel ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁his ▁house ▁because ▁her ▁mother - in - law ▁and ▁her ▁sister - in - law ▁treat ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁stranger . ▁She ▁feels ▁even ▁more ▁des perate ▁when ▁An and ▁leaves ▁to ▁England ▁for ▁higher ▁studies . ▁Her ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁sc and alous ▁relationship ▁of ▁her ▁sister - in - law , ▁Gi ri ja ▁also ▁adds ▁to ▁the ▁sorrow . ▁But ▁she ▁adjust s . ▁However , ▁her ▁life ▁cr umb les ▁down ▁when ▁she ▁disco vers ▁a ▁white ▁patch ▁in ▁her ▁foot . ▁It ▁is ▁diagn osed ▁to ▁be ▁Le uk oder ma . ▁But ▁An up ama ▁keeps ▁it ▁a ▁secret . ▁Though ▁she ▁takes ▁medic ation ▁for ▁the ▁c ure , ▁the ▁patch ▁keeps ▁growing . ▁One ▁day , ▁Rad h ak ka ▁sees ▁An up ama ▁leave ▁the ▁clin ic ▁of ▁the ▁der mat ologist ▁and ▁cross - ex am ines ▁her . ▁She ▁real izes ▁that ▁An up ama ▁is ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁le uk oder ma ▁and ▁h urls ▁ins ult s ▁at ▁her . ▁The ▁entire ▁household ▁starts ▁to ▁treat ▁her ▁worse ▁than ▁a ▁servant . ▁Rad h ak ka ▁sends ▁for ▁An up ama ’ s ▁father , ▁Sh am anna ▁and ▁throws ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁begg ing . ▁Thus , ▁An up ama ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁village , ▁where ▁she ▁faces ▁the