When I was younger my favorite color was pink. I remember it being bright and bubbly and being beautiful. I remember I was wearing a pink shirt that day. I remember these big blue eyes staring at me, smiling at me. I remember the way light turning green, glowing at us, and seeing these huge sunflowers on the side of the road and wanting to make a sunflower garden in my backyard. Then…it went all black. I remember the doctor telling me I may never see those wondrous things ever again. I may never see again.
Be my Eyes
By Riley S.
"Sakura! Get your skinny little arse over here!" A voice at the other end of the break room yelled at me.
"You know...I'm blind Mike…not deaf." I scrunch my face up in what I'm sure is an annoyed look. As I walk over to where he is standing, I easily glide around the chairs and the tables set up. Everyone is very good here about keeping things in order so I don't constantly run into things. I can hear mike mocking me just above a whisper. "I can see that" I joke and point a finger at him.
"Yea Yeah… I know. Now come on, the dogs are growing impatient." He says as he shoves me out the door.
Working with Seeing Eye dogs started out at first as just a hobby of mine, but it soon turned into a full grown passion, after all this is where I found Fifa. Fifa is my husky, my seeing-eye-husky. And she is the best, so smart and always knowing exactly what I need. I found her 5 years ago, a year after my accident, when I decided I wanted to be able to do things on my own without having someone have to help me all the time. I was 17 when I found her, as a little puppy, still in training. I knew immediately she was for me, we just connected.
I don't just work with Seeing Eye dogs though. I help children who are blind find the perfect dog for them, and work with them threw the training. Since every dog needs to learn to connect and work with their owner, and their special needs. Its very rewarding I find who ever said you have to be able to see to make someone smile?
"Okay Sakura pretty much everything is done for the day, you can head home now. The Bus should be coming in about 10 minutes" Mike says, I can hear a smile in his voice. "Now you better head about before Tomoyo calls me again because I made you stay late and 'My Sakura-chan is a very beautiful girl, she can't be wandering the streets alone late at night!'" Mike says the end in what I'm sure he thought was a very convincing impression of Tomoyo.
"Okay okay!" I smile over to him and grab my coat. "Ill see you tomorrow then!" I joke as I close the door behind me and head towards the buss stop. I manage to get my Jackie-O sunglasses on (think Nicole Richie large ones) as soon as someone bumps into me.
"I'm so sorry miss!" I hear a mans voice say. I instantly smell autumn and cinnamon.
"Oh no, it's my fault, I wasn't really paying attention." I say with a smile and fix my glasses which tilted a little on my nose. This was true though, I can normally hear someone's footsteps as they are approaching, and can tell which was I should move to get out of their way.
"Oh no I was really in a rush, I was supposed to go to Dog Eyes, but it seems I'm to late." The guy says, I can hear the disappointment in his voice, as well as his fast pace breathing. He must have been running.
"Oh yes, I'm sorry, it just closed. We open again tomorrow at 10 though if you would like to come on by." I smile apologetically to him.
"You work there?" He sounds a little surprised.
"Yes for the last two years." I can hear the sound of the bus pull up to a stop at the buss stop. "I'm sorry I must get going or ill lose the bus."
"Yes of course, well so sorry about bumping you again….."
"Sakura" I say with a smile, knowing he was just fishing for my name.
"Sakura" he says in a low voice.
"Well…I best get going." I say after a small pause, and turn to walk towards the bus.
"Sakura…" I can hear him say again to himself again as i climb onto the bus.
"Fifa!! Tomoyo!! I'm home!!" I call out as get into the apartment. I set my keys down on the counter and take my jacket off as I hear four legs come gliding across the kitchen.
"Hey girl!!" I say with a smile and scratch the back of Fifa's ears.
"Sakura…why are you calling Fifa's name before mine??" I hear a sarcastic voice yell at me.
"umm…Tomoyo!! Fifa!!" I yell again and start to laugh.
"Much better!" Tomoyo says as she greats me with a hug. "What's with your ever so cheerful attitude?" I can tell she is studying me.
"Nothing….I kind of met someone." I smile a little.
"Kind of?" Tomoyo asks.
"Well he ran into me as I was leaving work. I don't think he knew I was blind." I say with a smile as I scratch Fifa on the head.
So I'm taking a stab at a series again… I have some good ideas for this one…hopefully ill finish it eh? Lol. So if anyone is wondering Fifa is what I would name my dog if I had one… it's after my love of soccer…fifa soccer...anyone? And id have a husky because they are so smart and the most beautiful dogs ever. I got this idea from a movie I saw a LONG time ago, and I don't remember the name of it. So if you do, let me know bc id like to give credit to it.
Um…chapters will switch between characters from time to time. Next Chapter will be with Syaoran.
Hope you all enjoyed!!
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