There continues famine that strikes all farmers. Nobody dares to help each other. Gita 's looses the job of cultivation. Even she finds difficult in
her own garden .She walks several miles for water. Her grandma 's condition becomes worse .the medicines are really expensive .
She goes to near by hotel to work all night shifts and some morning shifts.All
She has to wash dishes,cleaning and mopping. She also sells water by collecting from rivers of far distance and delivery business of commodities.
The book shop keeper also lends money
but she refuses it .She knows she cannot pay but he says"It is not a loan".
She 's happy thats enough to look after grandma. She goes lean and pale.
She finds difficult to concentrate on studies and sometimes she doesn't find time to sleep. She faces insomnia and suffers severely .
She goes to school and collects all notes.
Mr .John worries much about her and he helps her by excuses and teaching all lessons. She has to kneel down ,hear scolding and punishments.
She studies by herself and falls sick.
She drinks her own herbal medicines that gives her results from her herbal garden .She sells sachets of herbs.
She does others class homework and earns money from them.
She sells clothes all way.
All goes in severe ,where her grandma passes away. She couldn't bear this but has to run life by herself. She feels lonely, so she is afraid too. She feels insecure because of the drunkards .
They come often in search of her everyday.She hides in pot and roof.
She thinks to raise dogs .She takes twenty street dogs and gave her food remains. No one dares to come near.
That day, they come to rape her .They tear her dress ,she starts crying and dogs become furious. They start barking and biting them.They gather around and chase them away. There comes Linda and sees her torn dress of her and gita on straw bed.Miss Linda starts crying. And Gita wakes up,as she sobs and cries narrating last night .
Linda decides to stay with her .
Gita waits for her lovely dawn in her life.