He Can’t See Anything

Clara turned to look at Edward, and after looking at him for a moment and feeling he was telling the truth, she looked down at the bruises on his legs. She’s not a doctor, so she doesn’t know if those injuries are serious or not, but now, if she refuses to help him, perhaps her chance to receive this high-paying job will be over.

 “Okay, wait a minute,” Clara said as she approached Edward. She moved everything on the ground to the side. This action caused quite a loud noise, so she had to explain it to him. “I’m pushing aside the bottles of shampoo and shower gel. I’m afraid I’ll trip over and make you fall.”

 Edward did not answer her. He stood there with his arms crossed and waited, like a prince waiting for his servant to arrive to be served. Clara found it very annoying, of course. She felt that the more beautiful he looked, the more annoyed he was. Now she wanted to punch him in the face because of his arrogance, but at the same time, she wanted to peek at him a little longer because of his unreal appearance. It’s a genuine dilemma.

 When Clara approached Edward, she was a little confused because she didn’t know how to help him out, because she was only up to his chest, not even reaching his neck on tiptoes. How should she support him? Clara asked after struggling for a while without finding a solution.

 “Mr. James. How am I supposed to help you out now?”

 Edward listened, then frowned. He said nothing, but raised his right hand and then wrapped it around her shoulder. The next second, Clara could feel a tremendous weight pressing down on her. Edward was almost leaning his whole body against hers.

 “Is it okay now? Just get out.” Edward reminded Clara. He was impatient when she slurred her words.

 “Yeah, it’s fine.” Clara smiled, but the smile was not natural at all. She felt like her whole body was being crushed to the point of death, but she still had to drag her feet one step at a time to get out. Edward James asked her to help him out, and he didn’t mind but leaned on her. Clara thought she was going to die when she had to carry someone twice her size.

Over five minutes later, after going through an arduous process, Clara helped Edward to the bedroom. As she approached the bed, she let go of him, sitting in the chair next to her, and gasped.

 “Sorry, I’m tired, so please allow me to rest for a while.” Clara saw Edward still standing in the same place when she left him, though it did not satisfy him with her actions, so she explained.

 “I don’t care.” He answered and started fumbling around to find the bed.

 Clara saw his strange behavior and felt a little confused. The bed was right behind him. He just needed to take two steps back to feel it. He looks around like he can’t see anything.

 “Let me help you.” She saw he was struggling a bit, standing on one leg so much that she was about to fall, and ran over to help him and help him sit down on the bed. “Are you OK? Are you still in pain? Do you need me to call a doctor for you?”

“No, thank you. You can take the phone from the nightstand and help me.”

 Clara nodded and stood up to help him get the phone. As she handed the phone to Edward, she noticed his eyes were still looking straight ahead and not at the screen of the phone.

 “Call Dr. Michael.” Edward said. He didn’t dial the number but just said those words into the phone. He talked about his situation with somebody when the phone was connected.

 Clara stood by and saw all of Edward’s recent actions. She understood why she always feel him so strange. She walked in front of him, reaching out her hand to wave in front of him. When she saw he didn’t react, she was sure her guess was correct.

 Looks like his eyes can’t see. From the moment she met him until now, he has always looked straight ahead. At first, she thought he was looking at her, but now that she remembered, she realized he was just looking straight ahead, not at her. His eyes were unfocused, a little lifeless. She should have noticed sooner.

 That’s right, now everything is clear. When Edward James was taking a shower, he fell. Clara saw the same scene when she ran up. He couldn’t see anything, so he took actions that made her misunderstand, and because he couldn’t see, he had to ask her to help him out. She used to think he was a pervert or lustful, so she wanted to touch her. Now that she understood it was all a misunderstanding, she thought it was wrong for him.

 “What are you doing?” Edward grabbed Clara’s waving hand. He gripped her hand and refused to let go. He pulled her closer, using his bright eyes to see right through her.

“No, I did nothing. I was just… I was just trying…” Clara stammered, unable to speak a complete sentence. She was so close to him now that even if she moved a little closer, it was almost certain that their faces would touch. Also, because of this distance, she could feel his breath very clearly. She could feel the faint scent of mint shower gel from him enveloping her. She could see his eyes as beautiful and bright as the stars. A pair of beautiful gray eyes. It was those eyes that made Clara so crazy that she couldn’t speak.

 “What did you try? Are you trying to find out if I’m blind or not?” He asked, then did not wait for her answer, he answered it himself. “My eyes are not so good. You don’t have to try anything. But I also have to tell you one thing, although my eyes can no longer see, my ears are very good. Your every move makes such a loud noise that it hurts my ears to hear it. Now even your breathing is like the sound of a car engine, so please stay away from me.”

“I’m sorry, sorry for…” Clara apologized for her stupid actions, but that was when she didn’t understand Edward’s sarcasm. When she calmed down enough to understand, she got angry. She asked him back in a voice that was not very gentle. “What did you say about my breath?” Car engine? Hey, I tell you, everybody has not criticized me for my walking or my talking.”

 When Clara finished speaking, she pushed Edward’s hand away. Her movements were quite strong, but he refused to let go, so both of them fell backward. Clara lay on top of Edward, to the surprise of both of them. Her lips pressed hard against his lips. In this unexpected warmth, blood flowed from both his lips and hers.