"Jolene Reyes," My specialist Marie exclaimed, "You are going to that party regardless!!! You owe it to your father to be there!"

I groaned and leaned back into my familiar window seat the coldness of my apartment enveloping me. I really didn't want to go.

What if there were children there? I could scare them away with my eyes or they would ask embarrassing questions... I didn't want to take away from the whole reason I was there, to honor those who served in our community.

"I don't want to go.." I said and her voice got louder, so I assume she was closer to me.

"You are going!" Marie said, "And that's final Jo-Jo Reyes!!!!"

"Fine..." I sigh and I felt her hand brush across my arm.

"Jo-Jo," Marie said, "I want you to go. I want you to be happy and know that even though you can not see you can still be a part of society."

"I don't want to be.." I murmured softly, "They'll only stare.. I can feel their eyes on me.."

"If not for your father go for Tom. If he were here he would want you to go for him." Marie said and I sigh again.

Tom Delaney was my first boyfriend since high school. He actually embraced my total blindness and since then I haven't been able to find someone who was like Tom, someone that embraced my imperfection. He was a volunteer fireman and we had plans to have a life together but a rainy night and a call at midnight ruined it all. Killing him and a part of me that I had given to him a long time ago.

"Okay..." I said, "I'll go. But if I feel them stare we're leaving."

"That's fine." Marie said patting my arm, "I'll pick you out something if you would like me too?"

"No." I said standing by myself, "I've got it. We go to these every year, remember?"

Marie was quiet and I walked with ease to my bedroom finding my closet hands softly brushing against the closet surface finding the door knob and sliding it open. I began to feel all the fabrics from left to right finding one that I thought felt nice.

"Marie!!!" I called hearing quick footsteps, "Is this the red one from last year I wore?"

She shifted and the floorboard creaked slightly.

"It is." Marie said, "Try it on."

"I will." I said, "Can you come help me?"

"I can Hun." Marie said happily, "That's why I'm here."

I smiled and Marie followed behind me as I went to the divider I had for changing.

"Not right now Marie!" I said chuckling.

"Oh.." Marie said chuckling back, "Right."

"Yeah. I've got this part you just sit and wait." I said when my phone went off reading a text. Marie got it and looked at the texting ID.

"What the hell?????" Marie spat out.

"Marie?" I said frozen, "Marie what is it?"

"It's Toms old number..." Marie said.

"Are you kidding?" I asked curiously.

"I'm not." Marie said a hint of sadness in her voice, "We can check later. Are you done?"

"I need you to zip the back up is all." I said and Marie got up walking towards me.

I counted her steps to me again, as I was taught to do. Marie lived down the hall from me and not for work, it was really by accident till one time I came over to get her help. Since then me and her have been like sisters. We bonded quite well even though I didn't need her help much I still had her over because it was nice to have someone to talk to until I found another person like Tom.

"Let me see you in it Jolene." Marie said.

"Okay.." I said and came from behind the divider.

Marie gasped and I froze.

"What? Is it bad???"

"No..." Marie said softly, "You look so beautiful.. I wish you could see what you look like right now."

"I wish I could see myself right now too..." I said but then I felt a smile forming as I imagined it, "I feel like a princess Marie.."

"You look like one dear." Marie said, "I'm going to go change. I'll be back in a few seconds."

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