"Well, I'm gonna go meet that brainless, fluff-head in the library." Reed says as they are sitting on the quad at lunch time. "How about you guys?"
"April and I will be doing the project at my house." Jackson tells Reed as he is reading his book with his fingers.
Reed sighs as she picks up her back.
"Good luck, Reed!" April supplies once she closes her book as Reed stands up.
"Thanks." Reed says as she makes her way to the library.
April starts reading her book again until a thought occurs to her.
"Jackson?"
"Yeah."
"Can I ask you a serious question without being offended?"
"That depends. What's your question?"
"Have you always been like this?" April asks hesitantly.
"Like how? Curly haired? Or blind?" He retorts with a smile on his face.
"Blind." She says shyly.
"I've been blind since birth." Jackson responds running his fingers through the book.
"And...is it...okay?" April genuinely wonders.
"Sometimes." Jackson sighs as he closes his book. "I won't lie to you about this since you asked me about this. At times, it can get really frustrating, however, I think everyone gets frustrated, right?"
"For one reason or another." April supplies.
"Yes."
"I don't know what I would do if I were blind." April admits. "I admire your strength."
"You'd get used to it." Jackson says as he picks up his bottle. "Besides, there are some advantages to being blind that I find interesting."
"Like what?"
"People do a ton of favors for you, no questions asked!" He exclaims happily as April chuckles and picks up his book and opens it to a random page.
She skims her fingers through the Braille ridden page as Jackson takes a drink out.
"Man, this is difficult!" April exclaims a few seconds later.
Jackson chuckles.
'At least she's honest.' He thinks to himself as April closes his book.
"So you've never seen Reed's face." She says absently to herself as she places the book on his lap.
"No, I haven't seen her face at all, but I do wonder how she looks."
April smiles quizzically at this confession.
"Well, I think she likes you, big time." April tells him.
"Of course she does. She's my friend." Jackson says.
"No, Jackson. I mean I think that she's into you." April says seriously.
"There's no way!" Jackson laughs. "I doubt that."
"Say what you say, but I've seen the way she looks at you. You're like the sun to her moon. If I'm correct, I think she's looking for a lot more than friendship from you."
"Stop it!" Jackson says.
April sighs internally at Jackson's stubbornness.
"How about you? Are you into her?"
"No." Jackson honestly says. "Even if I had my sense of sight, I can't picture her as my girlfriend at all."
'Well damn!' April thinks to herself in shock at his admission. 'I thought that they would've made a cute couple.'
"April?"
"Yeah?" She says snapping out of her daydream.
"Do you think we would've worked out? Me and Reed?"
"I truly don't know." Apri says as she shrugs, thinking about his confession.
"Well, thank you for your question. I wasn't offended at all. Don't be offended by asking me questions about my being blind."
"Got it."
He finishes off his apple juice.
"Let me get that for you." April says taking his bottle from him. "Besides, I have to throw away my own trash."
"See?" Jackson asks.
"What?" A confused April asks as she threw away their trash.
"Favors!" He exclaims happily.
"Fa-" She starts to ask, but then she remembers what he just told her a minute or two ago.
'That is so true. I didn't even realize that I did that.' She chuckles.
"I told you being blind has its advantages." Jackson tells her.
April playfully rolls her eyes at him.
