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Zoe: This was a really different plot and I'm surprised that miss spaz over here could do it!

Authoress: By any chance could you shut up?

Zoe: (silence)

Authoress: On with the show!

Disclaimer: Don't own Labyrinth, but I do own Sallina.

See the World Through My Eyes

The Truth Hurts, Little Girl

'Where am I?' was her first thought as she woke up. She woke up, but couldn't see. She felt cloth over her eyes. 'What's going on?' The last thing she remember was falling. 'Oh no! What happened after that?!'

"Sarah?" she heard the voice of her father's but couldn't see anything. She turned her head in the direction she thought she heard it.

"Daddy?" she asked, her voice cracked slightly in fear. "Daddy, what's going on? Where am I? Why can't I see?" she asked quickly.

"Sarah, calm down," his voice soothing as he placed his hand over hers. "The doctor says that you hit your head and it has caused extensive damage," he hesitated to talk.

"I feel fine," she then sat up a little, "I want to see you, let me take this cloth off," before David could stop her she pulled off the piece of white material and looked towards David. Her eyes were the same forest green, but they had lost something. "I can't see, Daddy," she said. "Why can't I see?" she asked her eyes brimming with tears. The world had taken her sight. She sobbed after her father had told her what had happened.

"You're home," Sallina said quietly as she held onto Sarah's hand. Sarah was slightly happier that her best friend would help her through this. The two climbed out of the car and, with Sallina leading, entered the house.

"Thanks for keeping an eye on things," Karen thanked the neighbor before she left. Karen went up and checked that Toby was asleep.

"Sallina, please, stay the night," Sarah pleaded. Sallina smiled.

"Don't worry, I'll stay as long as you want me to," she reassured her best friend. Sarah smiled sadly.

"I'd like that," Sarah said and, using the wall, walked to her room. Sallina was right behind her.

David was devastated that his little girl was blind. Her favorite things to do involved eyesight. Painting, reading, and dancing were of little option now. He could hardly keep back the tears.

Sallina said goodnight to Sarah and shut off the lights. She exited the room, closed the doors, and leaned on it. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there Sarah," she said, tears pouring now.

In the morning Toby ran downstairs and was surprised that he wasn't greeted by the usual smile from Sarah. Instead, she sat at the table drinking a glass of juice. Her hands shook slightly as she raised the glass to her lips. She tried as hard as she could to look like her normal self, but was failing miserably.

"Sarah? Are you ok?" Toby asked. Sarah almost dropped her glass as she heard her brothers voice. Karen walked in.

"Um, Toby, Sarah's-"

"I'm not feeling well today Toby, that's all," Sarah said quickly and positioned her head so she was looking at the table. Toby shrugged, grabbed the eggo that popped out of the toaster and started off to school.

"Why didn't you tell him?" Karen asked, trying to be gentle.

"I don't want to tell him yet. I think it would break his heart," Sarah said tearing up again. Karen hugged her step-daughter and cried too.

"Sarah, I had a aunt who was blind," Karen confessed as she wiped away Sarah's tears. Sarah looked up to her step-mother. "She was still the sweetest aunt. We all loved her. Toby will love you for who you are, not for what you're not," she said. Sarah hugged her again and tried to preserve her smell in her memory.

'I will never forget my family,' Sarah told herself. Sallina entered the kitchen and smiled at the scene. Sarah looked up to where she figured the door was.

"Sallina? Finally awake are we?" Sarah asked.

"How did you know it was me?" the blonde asked.

"Dad's gone to worked and I heard your footsteps," she said. "I heard that if you lose one sense, your others get stronger," she tried to reassure herself. Sallina nodded.

"So what are you going to do today?" Karen asked as she cleaned up from breakfast. Sallina smiled.

"Sarah do you want to go to the Larkan Gardens?" Sallina asked. Sarah smiled happily.

"Sure," she answered and started to get up. Sallina help her into her Mustang and drove off to the city garden.

When they reached the giant green house Sarah was filled with excitement. The two entered and Sarah could smell all the flowers. They walked around for a while and Sarah let her hands slide over the different flowers and bent down to smell just about every type.

They stopped for a break and sat down on a stone bench. Sallina had bought Sarah a bouquet of tiger lilies. Sarah sat there stroking the soft petals. "I'm so happy I can smell and feel these beautiful things," she said. "But I am forlorn that I cannot see their beauty," she said.

"Their wrong when they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder," Sallina said as she hugged her friend. "Beauty is in the heart of the beholder," she said.

"Thank you for being my friend," Sarah whispered.

"I should be thanking you," Sallina commented.

The two went home and as the day wore on Toby got home. He had learned that Sarah wouldn't be going to her new apartment, but he couldn't figure out why. He got home and greeted his mother.

"Is Sarah home?" Toby asked. Karen sat on the sofa in the living room, reading a magazine. She looked up to her son.

"Yes, but I think you should leave her alone," she said. Toby frowned and went upstairs. The door of his room slammed shut.

"What was that?" Sarah asked Sallina. The two were in Sarah's room. Sallina was fooling around with Sarah's hair. Sallina noticed that rain clouds started to move in and started to worry.

"Toby must be home," Sallina said, "I wonder if he got angry of something?" she asked herself.

"Hope I can tell him soon," Sarah sighed.

Later that night Toby went into Sarah's room holding his copy of Labyrinth. Sallina sat on the window sill, watching the rain fall outside. Sarah sat on her bed, just listening to the raindrops hitting the roof.

"Sarah, will you read me a story?" Toby asked. Sarah looked to her door in worry.

"Um, Toby, I can't tonight," she said hesitantly. Toby scowled.

"Why not?!" he asked sternly.

"I-I just can't," Sarah said, not wanting to make her brother mad. Sallina stood up.

"I'll read to you Toby," she offered.

"NO! I want Sarah to read to me! Everyone says to leave Sarah alone! Fine! She wants to be alone. I wish the goblins would come and take her away! RIGHT NOW!"

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Authoress: And THAT'S what you call a good ending.

Zoe: Yeah, yeah whatever.

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