Blind Sight- Chapter Two

Joey put his hands over the bandages on his eyes. They thought they could correct the damage, done when the attacker hit him in the head, with surgery. But somehow Joey didn't feel so optimistic.1

'Joey?'2

'Yeah Zell?' Images of her popped up into his mind. He could feel tears pressing against the bandages. What if he couldn't ever look into her eyes again?3

'The doctors said that they would be in to take off your bandages.'4

'Today?'5

'Yeah.' Joey felt Izella sit down on his bed. He instinctively pushed his hand forward and found hers. She squeezed his hand gently.6

'Your smiling aren't you?'7

'Yeah, a little. How did you know?'8

'We've been - er - friends for three years.'9

'Mr. Stevens, Dr. Ray is here to see you.'10

'Er-okay.' Joey wanted to throw something at the nurse. He hated how every one talked to him. Izella was the only one who didn't act different. Well, not completely different anyway.11

'Let' take those bandages off Mr. Stevens.'12

Izella got off the bed but Joey caught her hand and sat her back down. If he could see he wanted to see her first.13

The bandages slowly started coming off layer after layer. Joey's heart pounded widely. The darkness he had been staring into seemed to be getting lighter and lighter. Suddenly outlines of shapes floated into his vision. Joey thought his heart was going to burst out of his chest. He was going to be able to see again! Then the last of the bandages fell off exposing his face to the cold sterile hospital air.14

'Well Mr. Stevens?'15

He felt his stomach knot then roll. A whooshing sound pressed against his ears. He was falling. Falling back inside himself.16

'Joey?' He felt a gentle hand on his arm. He pulled himself away. 'Joey are you okay?'17

'Go away Izella.' Joey said firmly bringing his hands to his eyes.18

'Now Mr. Stevens.'19

'Shut the fuck up Doc and leave me the hell alone.' He yelled.20

Foot steps. Click of a door. Silence.21

He looked around. Well he felt his eyes scanning the room. But he saw nothing but cold black.22

'God damn it.' A flash of color. He felt his eyes swing over to where he saw it. A lump in his throat chocked him and he coughed. Green. The color was green.23

'Zell?' The green glowed until his voice died away. 'Talk to me, please.'24

'Are you going to throw a hissy fit?' He could see her. In the blackness there was a green outline, a beautiful green outline.25

'Izella!' He felt tears streaming down his face.26

'J-joey? Oh my god! Are you okay?' Her voice quivered and her outline flickered and vanished. 27

The floor was cold as he stepped shakily out of the bed. He thought he must of looked nuts swinging his arms out in front of him. But he had to touch her.28

He felt her hands press against his and he stopped. There were shinny pale green streaks on her face which was also a pale green. Joey put his hand on her cheek and ran his thumb over the streaks. They smeared.29

'Zell don't cry.' She pulled away from him and her image faded. He took a small step forward, his hands brushed against her shirt. He put his hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes. That's when he pulled himself away from his broken soul and poured his love into her.30

'Joey.' Her voice pleaded. She was scared. He was scaring her. But he couldn't look away, especially if it meant losing her image. She didn't know how scary and lonely the dark was. Then a voice in his head reminded him that she didn't know he could see her. Her lips were soft and warm against his. But only for a second. Joey fell back words his hands over his ears.31

'Joey! Talk to me.'32

'You don't want to be with me because I'm blind?' He was back in the dark alone and scared.33

'W-what? Joey, no.' He heard her step towards him. He pushed himself back words till he painfully collided with his bed-side table. Her hands rested themselves on his shoulders and his body instantly melted. Joey closed his eyes for a moment then opened them slowly.34

'I can see you.' He whispered.35

'You can?'36

'When you talk I see your outline in the dark and when you touch me I can see every detail. How your wearing your hair, what shirt you have on, everything. Its all in shades of green.'37

'Oh Joey!' She wrapped her arms around him. Her relief flooded through to him. Nothing else mattered just then except for being able to see her. The urge to kiss her again tugged and pulled at him. Finally he gave in. It came back her thoughts rushed into him. She loved him. She wanted him. She needed him. She had just been scared he wouldn't want her.38

'Izella, I love you.' He meant it. For the first time when he told her he loved her he meant it.39

And without a pause she replied, 'I love you too, Joey.'40