I hated when people thought I was incapable of so much more than I actually was. I was different than ordinary blind people, if there was such a thing as ‘ordinary blind people’. People knew what I could do, yet they thought I wasn’t able to do little things, like walking down a hallway.

I wasn’t mad at Theo; he had no idea. He hadn’t known me before today.

I still had a feeling I’d known him longer than this, like I’d known him my whole life.

Like a brother, almost.

I went into the room and sat down. Other people came in too, sitting in the other rows of seats. Then, a doctor pushed a small table in front of each of us.

It wasn’t very much. There were some noodles, vegetables, and a bottle of water. Once I was finished, I headed back into my room.

I wanted to stay away from Karon as much as possible. Having no idea of what he planned to do to me actually might’ve been better than knowing. I hated hospitals. All I could think of them doing for me was bringing me more pain.