Into The Light
Gourdbookmarked by my stepbrothermy nanny stole my life lifetimemated in the shadow of my sistershe took the house, the car, and my heart
Thomas said, “Open them slowly.”
My heart hammered against my chest. I opened my eyes slowly, and the light I hadn’t seen in over a decade flooded my vision. I could see blurry silhouettes shifting in front of me. I could see a window. I could see the flowers. I could see the sunlight, trees, and birds outside the window.
I could see them all.
“I can see… Dr. Thomas, Julian, I can see!”
This was a moment I had waited over a decade for.
Dr. Thomas hurriedly said, “You mustn’t cry. Your eyes cannot handle any irritation right now.”