Into The Light
Gourdbookinto the light againinto the light once againonce more into the lightonce again into the light alone
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.”