Chapter 9
He came over and sat down next to me on the fence, his face lacked emotion still. My heart was still pounding so fast I thought it might burst.
"Jack, about the glasses; the reason I have the glasses is because I...I," he said, stopping before he finished.
"Yes, what about the glasses?" I asked.
"Jack, I...am going bli...blind," he said, sobbing.
I felt my heart stop a second and it felt like the whole world froze, time seem to move slowly. There was silence, nothing made a sound. Jamie's mouth was moving, but I could not hear him. It was like that for what felt like an eternity, until suddenly I could hear again.
"Jack...Jack?" Jamie called.
"How...why?" I asked in shock.
"It is some kind of condition, it is very rare to occur in kids, but there are some cases, like mine," he said.
"Are you going to go completely blind and how long do you have if you do?" I asked worryingly.
"I am going to go completely blind, I have a year before I am," he said sobbing and putting his head down.
I reached over, grabbed him, and held him tightly. My heart was in so much pain and my lungs were so tight it was hard to breath.
"Jack, what if since I can't see you I stop believing? If I stop believing I won't be able to hear you," he said.
"Jamie, remember what I told you when I was leaving for the North pole when we defeated pitch?" I asked.
"I think so, that seems like so long ago," he said.
"Do you stop believing in the sun when the clouds block it out?" I asked.
"No," he said.
"Well then it is not any different, you will believe in me for as long as you want to," I said with a smirk.
"Okay Jack, thanks I feel a little better now," he said, hugging me tighter.
"Jamie, is there no treatment for this condition?" I asked.
"Yes, but it's very expensive and the insurance will not cover any of it," he said frowning.
"Insurance?" I asked, not knowing the meaning of the word.
"Oh Jack, It's hard for me to explain what insurance is, lets just say it is important," he said.
"Um, okay, but I really think you should teach me about it sometime," I said.
"Sure, another time," he said with a sigh.
"So...what are you going to do?" I asked frowning.
"To tell you the truth, I don't know. I'm going blind and I can't do anything about it," he said with tears forming in his eyes.
"I wish there was something I could do," I said.
"You are doing something, you're making me feel better," he said smiling.
I hugged him and thought about how he could possibly stop believing in me. Would he if he could not see me? If he did, what would I do? I would be lost, Jamie is just too special to me.