The Great Pretender

The Great Pretender
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The Great Pretender
Durga Ryuutaro is an 11 year old girl whom the police found sobbing and sleeping on the tiled floor the day she was rescued. She had fresh blisters inflicted on her body by her owners. Apparently, her female owner had poured hot coffee on her a couple of days ago when Durga failed to finish one of the tasks given to her.
The miseries of Durga started after her father died when Durga was seven years. Her mother also died two years later and Durga and her two elder sisters, were taken in by their grandmother. The burden of feeding the family was overwhelming for the old lady so she opted to sell one of the girls which is a common phenomenon in India. The girl to be sold turned out to be Durga although she cried when the news were told her. A financi...