Seize The Day or Die Regretting.

I sat on the couch at Brian’s house. I was wearing a pair of light wash jeans and a radish coloured blouse. My white socks had yellow, blue, red, green, pink and orange spots on them. I wore a black leather bracelet on my wrist. My long dark hair was pulled up into a braid. I had gotten a pair of reading glasses the day the bandages came off; I loved the thin black framed glasses. Brian said they complimented my face.
Brian was away in the shower. I watched TV for the first time since I was five. A lot has changed since ’86.
I sat with a small bowl of fruits. My eyes burned slightly from the sun light, even though the bandages have been off for a day. I loved looking at things, it’s stupid but I literally went for a walk and stared at things. Last night it rained and I watched the rain fall. Then I watched the sun rise. I’m learning to read already. I got a book that I already have in brail and started training my mind, just like I started training my mind to read music. I didn’t need to read music I just needed to listen to it. Music is as beautiful as I thought it was. I swear I’m acting like today is my last day on earth.
This morning when I looked in the mirror, it was amazing. I loved the way I looked. I loved the way my cheeks had a china doll look to them. My lips were soft and pink, I loved the way they looked. I loved the way my eyes sparkled, the deep brown smouldered brightly. For the first time in a long time, I saw myself.
My other senses are still sharp as a nail, it’s just getting used to seeing. I don’t need to rely on my smell or hearing as much any more. I feel like I was that five year old again. I bump into things that I know are there. It’s stupid but the Doctor said it’s normal. It’s my brain getting used to seeing. It’s making out reality.
I heard the bathroom door open, assuming Brian was finished in the shower. I gazed down the hall from the couch. My eyes widened when I saw him walking out in nothing, his body dripping wet. He didn’t seem to notice me at all. I knew that to make this a memorable moment I needed to comment or do something. So I whistled at him loudly, he jumped half way to heaven before cowering into his bedroom. I sat on the couch and laughed happily at him.
“Brian, I think I just went blind again from seeing how white your ass is.” I commented. I laughed harder when I heard him grumble at me. I resumed to eating my fruit and watching the TV. I was fairly content with what I’ve been seeing. It still feels like a dream and at any moment I’m going to wake up and be blind again.
My gaze wandered to out the window to see four men walking up the path to the house. I didn’t know who they were or what they wanted.
One was really bulky with a lot of muscle. His tattooed arms were bare; he wore a black tee shirt and jeans. His head was covered by a baseball cap worn backwards. He wore sunglasses that looked pretty bad ass.
Another one was about Brian’s height with short black hair and olive coloured eyes. He wore a checkered top with jeans. He was tattooed as well.
The tallest guy had shaggy dark brown hair. Most of his face was covered by those big black sunglasses. He wore a black muscle top and dark wash jeans. He had a silver stud beneath his lip and his body was inked as well.
The last one was short with a Mohawk styled hair do, his hair was dark brown and sticking up in the air. He had hazel eyes and a nose piercing. He wore a graphic tee shirt with jeans.
They came to the door and knocked twice before entering. I sat on the couch nervously watching as they piled in with smiles and greetings. My heart was racing inside my chest. I recognized the voices. Matt was the one with the hat, Jimmy was the really tall one, Zack was the one with the checkered shirt and Johnny was the short one.
“What does it feel like? Being able to see again?” Matt asked curiously. I looked down into the glass bowl of colourful fruits with a smile. They sat in the living room with me waiting for Brian to get out of the bedroom, since I scared him half to death.
“It’s like yesterday my mind was closed and today it’s opened. I see things a different way now.” I replied with a joyful tone. They all smiled happily at me, they had nice smiles.
My heart fluttered when I heard the bedroom door open. My gaze ran from the white carpets all the way down the long, narrow, dark hall way to see the buff man coming out of the bedroom wearing beige muscle shirt, it had black scripted writing on it. His light wash jeans were ripped and faded. His hair was all spiky and pointed in all directions. It doesn’t look hard like it would normally but it looked soft and smooth. He walked down the hall way and smiled at me sweetly.
“We ready to go?” He asked with a light tone. I smirked at him as the guys got to their feet again.
“Where are you guys going?” I questioned. Brian looked down at me and smiled.
“We’re going out fishing.” He announced with an uneasy tone. This must be that trip they were talking about a couple days ago. I smiled widely and nodded. Well it’s nice that he’s going out with the guys to get away from all this. He deserves to get away from me for a little while.
“Now when I get back I expect you to be sleeping, you need your rest.” He said, his body bent over the back of the couch. I sighed heavily.
“Okay, I’ll get some rest but no guarantees that I’ll be asleep when you get home.” I replied to him. He smiled slyly and kissed the top of my head before leaving with the guys. I got up off the couch and waved to the guys through the window and watched as they drove away. I was surprised Brian didn’t make me go with him. I could still feel where his lips met my head. It was like a phantom touch that seemed so real. I still don’t know where I stand with him. He seems to be shying away from it. I don’t want to bring it up too often, I don’t want to seem too eager to know weather or not we are a thing. I also want to know what he was talking about on the phone the other night. I want to know but it’s scary to think by me asking it could ruin everything. I’ll just keep my mouth shut.

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