An Unsightly Bite

Prologue

Hi, my name is Bliss Milieu, yes you can laugh if you want to, but this, as they say, "is my life".

I may have a peculiar name but my sisters are even worse off: Paradise and Ecstasy.

Both our parents wanted their daughters to grow up with the ideals of beauty, love and all things equal in the world. Even our last name, which either is coincidental or an omen to my parents' destiny means nature, earth and surroundings.

Theresa and Roland Milieu, aka Mum and Dad, are environmentalists and they believe that everything has its place in the world. Everything and all creatures should be respected and protected regardless.

It was probably one of the best principles of life that any parent could teach their children and luckily for them we did embrace their way of life in our own ways.

My sister Ecstasy, who is the eldest, went off to travel the third world countries volunteering for the Red Cross and numerous other charities including those for animal welfare. She tries to educate the local farmers and transporters about adequate working conditions for their animals.

Paradise, meanwhile, after spending years at University studying earth sciences, and teaching went to work for the Environmental Agency as a Youth Educator.

She moves from school to school setting up projects especially for kids to get involved with. She gets them to understand the importance of recycling and recognising and respecting animal habitats. They then in turn go out into their community and help others in the same way. You know the sort of thing I mean.

Anyway enough about them, time for a really big shock.

I think that the day I went blind turn out to be, probably, one of the best days of my life.

I know you'll find that hard to believe... yes I can hear you screaming right now. "How the Hell can you say something like that? What are you, fucking crazy or something?"

But whether you'll believe it or not after you read this I don't mind, because I know it's true.

Now for a fact;

The ability to see, hear and touch, are all taken for granted. People think it's a given when they enter this earth, but for some it is a precious gift that can either been given or that can been ripped away.

People everywhere, everyday should just stop and relish in the wonderful things that this world has to offer; The smell of roses in the garden, the smell of fresh toast in the morning, the chatter of birds, the touch of your loved one and the constant hum of life. Even the clouds in the sky changing shape in their never-ending existence.

I guess there's a real significance to life in the phrase "you don't really appreciate what you've got until it's gone." And I guess the same could be said about love…

Now don't get me wrong I'm not one of those people that go around hugging trees or proclaiming love to everything and everybody, talking about soul mates and destiny etc. But ever since my accident I've adopted a new outlook on life and really come to respect that phrase.

I guess you could say it was a real eye opener, if you'll excuse the pun!

Anyway I bet now you really (well at least I hope you do) want to understand what I mean. I can basically sum up my happiness about going blind with one word………………………

Brin!

Aghhhhhh! Deepest sigh ever!

He is my love, my rock and my best friend. I couldn't ask for a better husband. All the things I thought I'd never find after loosing my sight but it's because of that I found him.

But maybe I should be thanking the November rain, my high heels and that awful drink Aftershock.

Let me explain it to you………..

Oh yeah, one thing I forgot to mention… My Darling Brin …He's a blood drinking, cold, pale, walking member of the undead… A Vampire.

Shocked?

Well yeah you would be. You're not me.

Oh one last thing. I'll try my hardest to keep this in the past tense, since it did happen then but sometimes as I'm sure you can appreciate, one gets so involved with a story that you find your self right back there again. So if at anytime I switch to the present tense you know why. But please just try to muddle through.

Now let's get on with it.