The story is about a girl who pretends to be blind due to her father's embarrassing actions at her previous school. She starts a new school with her fake identity but faces various challenges, including accidentally causing harm to a truly blind student. Eventually, she gets caught when her teacher starts dating her father. However, the story takes a positive turn as she makes amends and her life improves. She learns valuable lessons and even volunteers to help students with learning difficulties.
1. The narrator is a girl who pretended to be blind to escape a stressful final year of school and a difficult home situation.
2. Her father lost his job due to an affair with the principal's wife, leading to their relocation to a new city.
3. The girl's decision to pretend to be blind backfired when she was caught by her guide, Elsie, who was also visually impaired.
4. Elsie's brother was blind and she was able to help the girl navigate her new school.
5. The girl was eventually discovered as not genuinely blind, leading to her expulsion from the school.
6. Her father's new girlfriend, Susan, was the school's special needs department teacher.
7. The girl was able to reconcile with Susan, who forgave her dishonesty, and the three of them moved forward with their lives.
8. The girl was allowed to return to her previous school, where she continued to help students with learning difficulties.
9. Her father and Susan are now together, and the girl is going to college with her friend Elsie.