Fennec
Who are you when no one is watching?
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2015
Amalia sat on the living room couch, listening to The View on the television while she waited for her step dad to come down so they could go to the doctor’s office. She was dressed in skin tight leggings, an oversized sweatshirt, and the ever present cast that encased her leg for the last two months. Being blind with one working leg was not how Lia thought she would end this year.
If it wasn’t easy to see, life hadn’t treated Amalia well over the last few years. One of the things her mother loved most, photographing the love and beauty around her, caused Lia to lose her sight two years ago. She’d been cleaning her mother’s studio when an open jar of photo fixer fell from a shelf in the dark room and landed on her face. Her body didn’t react quickly enough to close her eyes and the burn was immediate enough for her to lose her barings for a moment. She’d eventually groped her way to the sink to wash the chemicals out of her eye and called her parents to take her to the hospital but the damage was done. While her skin suffered and healed up perfectly from the mild chemical burn, her eyes had begun to continuously scar over the following months. She lost her ability to see shapes with any sort of definition no matter how close they were and only remained light sensitive. Doctors had initially been hopefully that she could have surgery to remove the thin opal layerbut subsequent checks proved that it wasn’t possible.
So Lia adapted. She did everything she could to not feel lost. Learned how to read Braille, joined therapy groups, learned the layout of their ranch house, learned everything she could be independent and it paid off. She still felt the loss sometimes, still wished she could see the smiles that came with laughter, and the beauty of a perfect day but at least she had the memories of them.
So Lia adapted. She did everything she could to not feel lost. Learned how to read Braille, joined therapy groups, learned the layout of their ranch house, learned everything she could be independent and it paid off. She still felt the loss sometimes, still wished she could see the smiles that came with laughter, and the beauty of a perfect day but at least she had the memories of them.
Her mother worried and fussed over her. To this day she still felt some sort of guilt for what happened and Lia did everything she could to assure her of the opposite. Unfortunately, when she got a call from the school two months ago after Lia fell down a flight of stairs and fractured her leg, the hovering went into overdrive. She made the decision for Lia to be homeschooled for the rest of her senior year and for her step dad to take care of whatever she needed. He’d been like a rock to their family and she’d been grateful, but she was sure there were things he’d rather be doing than taking care of a restless invalid.
Lia felt like the entire situation was bullshit. She’d been managing fine on her own, but her mother wouldn’t listen. She knew her mom only had her best interest in mind but this really wasn’t it. Thankfully she had real friends who actually looked out for her. They came most weekends to chill or take her out and kept her sane.
The sound of footsteps had Lia turning her head toward the direction and smiled.
“How is it that I’m blind and still managed to get ready before you?” Her voice was light as she teased him. She stood up awkwardly and waved him over to help. “Let’s go! I’m itching to get this cast off.”
If it wasn’t easy to see, life hadn’t treated Amalia well over the last few years. One of the things her mother loved most, photographing the love and beauty around her, caused Lia to lose her sight two years ago. She’d been cleaning her mother’s studio when an open jar of photo fixer fell from a shelf in the dark room and landed on her face. Her body didn’t react quickly enough to close her eyes and the burn was immediate enough for her to lose her barings for a moment. She’d eventually groped her way to the sink to wash the chemicals out of her eye and called her parents to take her to the hospital but the damage was done. While her skin suffered and healed up perfectly from the mild chemical burn, her eyes had begun to continuously scar over the following months. She lost her ability to see shapes with any sort of definition no matter how close they were and only remained light sensitive. Doctors had initially been hopefully that she could have surgery to remove the thin opal layerbut subsequent checks proved that it wasn’t possible.
So Lia adapted. She did everything she could to not feel lost. Learned how to read Braille, joined therapy groups, learned the layout of their ranch house, learned everything she could be independent and it paid off. She still felt the loss sometimes, still wished she could see the smiles that came with laughter, and the beauty of a perfect day but at least she had the memories of them.
So Lia adapted. She did everything she could to not feel lost. Learned how to read Braille, joined therapy groups, learned the layout of their ranch house, learned everything she could be independent and it paid off. She still felt the loss sometimes, still wished she could see the smiles that came with laughter, and the beauty of a perfect day but at least she had the memories of them.
Her mother worried and fussed over her. To this day she still felt some sort of guilt for what happened and Lia did everything she could to assure her of the opposite. Unfortunately, when she got a call from the school two months ago after Lia fell down a flight of stairs and fractured her leg, the hovering went into overdrive. She made the decision for Lia to be homeschooled for the rest of her senior year and for her step dad to take care of whatever she needed. He’d been like a rock to their family and she’d been grateful, but she was sure there were things he’d rather be doing than taking care of a restless invalid.
Lia felt like the entire situation was bullshit. She’d been managing fine on her own, but her mother wouldn’t listen. She knew her mom only had her best interest in mind but this really wasn’t it. Thankfully she had real friends who actually looked out for her. They came most weekends to chill or take her out and kept her sane.
The sound of footsteps had Lia turning her head toward the direction and smiled.
“How is it that I’m blind and still managed to get ready before you?” Her voice was light as she teased him. She stood up awkwardly and waved him over to help. “Let’s go! I’m itching to get this cast off.”
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