Page 43 of Light in Your Eyes

Age 9

It was the day everything went dark for me. I couldn’t see anything. Only darkness.

Fenrir was beside me. He was the only parent figure I had after mom and dad died.

“Where’s Jaxon?” I asked, wondering where my brother had gone.

After the tragedy, Jaxon rarely left my side, like his whole life depended on me, so the fact that he wasn’t by my side made me restless.

“Jaxon is in another room with a psychiatric,” Fenrir said.

I’d heard that Jaxon needed to see a doctor too, especially related to his mental health. I hoped that he was okay.

I didn’t know what I would do if I lost him too. He was like my lifeline.

“How are you feeling?” Fenrir asked.

A sigh left my mouth. “It sucks,” I muttered. “I couldn’t see anything, and I hated it.” My voice cracked.

I couldn’t imagine if I had to spend the rest of my life without any light to see the world again.

I just wanted to be a normal person. I didn’t have to be a leader like Jaxon. I just wanted to be normal.

“Have you talked to the doctor again about my eyes?” I asked Fenrir with a hopeful tone.

“Actually…” he faltered, as though he was hesitant about what he was about to tell me.

My heart beat faster. I couldn’t take it if I had to hear another bad news. Everything had already been a nightmare for me.

“I’ve talked to the doctor,” Fenrir finally said.

I waited for him to say more, hoping that everything would be alright.

“And what did he say?” I asked with anticipation.

Fenrir was silent for long seconds, but then he let out a painful sigh. “Your eyes…” He sounded like he was about to break down.

And I hated it. Fenrir was a strong man, so if he broke apart, it must have been something really awful.

“What is it?” I demanded. “What did the doctor say? Tell me.”

“Kellan.” It sounded like he was begging me to stop demanding him to talk.

“Just say it,” I insisted.

“But you have to accept the fact,” he said, heartbreakingly.

“What fact?” My voice was barely a whisper.

“That you will never see again.” He finally cried.

I felt like my heart stopped beating for a second.

I’d experienced everything around me crumbling, and with this newly found fact, I didn’t think that I could survive another one.

“What?” I rasp. “There isn’t any hope for me?”

Fenrir sniffed. I could feel his movement as he was leaning closer to me. His skin brushed mine while he was trying to hold my hand.