Chapter 2

Back in the room, they also left.

Unfamiliar with the darkness, I had to ask a nurse to set my phone to blind mode.

The moment I learned I was blind was scarier than the day I found out I only had five months left.

Step by step, I learned how to use my phone, following the voice-over instructions.

Even booking a ticket took me half an hour, but I finally managed to get a ticket to go home in a month. At that moment, I missed my mom so much.

I should have listened to her and not left her side. I shouldn't have given up everything for someone who never loved me.

I stayed in the hospital for a few days until a nurse urged me to leave, but Vaughn never came.

I haphazardly packed my things and took a cab back to Vaughn's house.

I didn't know my way around, using my guide cane in the hospital while the driver called me numerous times.

He kept urging me to get in the car, saying I was taking too long.

I could only repeatedly apologize, hoping for his patience.

But once he knew I was blind, he cursed at me.

"Damn, blind fool, wasting my time. You should've said you couldn't see earlier, making me waste time on this job."

Then the phone announced the driver had canceled the ride.

Feeling helpless, I curled up in a corner, feeling the injustice of fate.

I hadn't done anything wrong, yet why did misfortune keep finding me?

Tears streamed down my face.

Suddenly, a hand gently wiped my tears away, and a voice full of concern said,

"Mia, what happened? Did Vaughn bully you?"

The voice sounded like Jasper, a childhood friend who grew up with Vaughn, Genevieve, and me.

I reached for his hand, holding it tightly, leaning on his shoulder as I broke down.

I told him everything, detailed and honest.

His words shot out like bullets, full of anger.

"He dared to treat you like this? I'm going to find him and get an explanation!"

I held him back, "Forget it, I don't have much time left."

When Jasper learned about my renal disease, his tears fell on my hand, and I heard his choked voice.

He promised to find a suitable cornea and kidney for me and took me home.

I unlocked the door with my fingerprint, slowly walking inside.

Halfway through, I heard the sound of smacking lips and familiar man's gasps reaching my ears.

I slammed my guide stick heavily on the ground, feeling my way forward. They finally heard me.

Genevieve walked up and took my hand.

"Mia, you're back. Why didn't you call us?"

Her tone made it seem like they were the family, and I was the outsider.

But this house was bought by my mom out of concern for me. Back when Vaughn's family faced bankruptcy, and Vaughn was penniless, I pitied him and let him move in with me.

I don't know when it had become Vaughn's house.

Vaughn awkwardly said, "It's good you're back. I'll make dinner. You girls can chat."

Once Vaughn left, Genevieve disdainfully let go of my hand.

"Mia, why did you come back? You don't have many days left. Why come back to dirty my eyes?"

"What bad luck!"