Covered Eyes
Riza could feel him there, beside her. She could feel him muffling her hair. She could feel his warm breath on her skin. She could hear him whispering in her ear. Sometimes she could hear his heartbeat, when he was very close to her.
But she could not see him.
She knew she was blind. She asked him when she woke up and found herself in complete darkness.
"Roy, what happened? Why can't I see anything?" she asked, scared.
"Your eyes are covered, Riza. They will be uncovered one day, then you will see things again," Roy said.
But Riza wasn't convinced. "I can't feel anyone covering my eyes. I'm blind, isn't that right?"
"Don't say that, Riza," Roy snapped. "Never hear me let you say that again."
Riza felt sad. Roy was not willing to accept the truth. She was blind, and he knew that, but he did not want to believe it.
Riza herself accepted the truth quickly. She faced the dark path ahead as bravely as she could. Gradually she learnt to replace her sight with her other senses.
Roy moved in to live with her, so that he could take care of her.
Every day, he would reassure her that her eyes were only covered, and that they would be uncovered some day.
Riza knew that was not true, but she did not tell Roy anymore.
"Let him believe what he wants to believe," she told herself, "If that would make him feel better."
So Roy went on believing Riza's eyes were covered, went on hoping that they would be uncovered one day.
But that day never came, and Riza adapted to her new life rapidly, living it with much optimism, for at least she had Roy close by every day.
A/N: Again, I do not like the ending. But I just could not change it to a better one. So I'd better just leave it, or else I'll turn up with an even worse one. Please read & review!