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THE NEXT DAY
Clarke's P.O.V.
I have a huge secret and I don't know if I want Bellamy to know just yet, I mean it's a pretty obvious, but I try not to be so obvious about it. How do you tell a guy that seems to be into you that you can never tell him that he is attractive or that you have never put on your own make up? That I know two languages and the second isn't a language that a lot of people know. How do you tell a guy that might like you that your blind? I don't really let on that I am blind to people because I don't want to be babied. When I am with Raven and Finn I don't use my cane I just stay close to them. When I go to my classes I do have to use my cane some, but for the most part since the campus here at Arkadia University is small, I have been able to memorize how to get to certain classes. I always feel people looking at me, but I will never know what they look like. Heck for all I know Raven and Finn could be totally horrible looking people, but looks don't matter to me. Raven and Finn have been nice to me since freshman year and they didn't put the 'blind' label on me. Bellamy asked me last night if I'd like to hang out with him today. I don't know what he has planned, but I am a little nervous. I guess that today would be as good as ever to tell him.
At 3 my watch buzzes and there is a knock at the door. I open the door to the smell of Bellamy and his voice. "Hello Clarke," he says. "Hello," I reply. "You ready to go," he asks. I nod lifting my keys and wallet. I walk out the door and wait for it to shut before we head down the stairs. "Are you parked on the first floor," I ask. "Yes, I am," He replies I can sense a smile in his voice. We get outside of the dorm and I can feel the sun on my face, I make sure to keep close to Bellamy so I make it to his car. "This is it," he announces and he heads to passenger side of the car to open the door for me. "Thank you," I say. "Of course," he replies and I hear him dart around the back of the car and slide into the driver's seat.
He starts the car and I feel it reverse and I think to myself, I have to tell him now before we go out. What if he doesn't want to hang out after he knows? So, I start, "Bellamy." "Yea Clarke," he replies. "I have to tell you something," I continue, "I want to tell you before we go." I feel the car lurch to a stop and Bellamy says, "Ok." "I am blind. Like completely. I can't see anything. I have never been able to see. Not a lot of people know about it other than when they see me with my cane. I don't like to be known or labeled as the 'blind girl', but I wanted you to know," I say. Bellamy sighs and says, "Clarke I am glad that you told me, but it doesn't change the fact that I want to get to know you. You seem like a really nice person and I like you. It doesn't bother me that you're blind." "Thank you. I was really nervous about telling you, but you have made me feel so much better about it," I reply.
We resume our driving and we talk as we do. It seems as if we have been driving a while when Bellamy stops the car. "Here we are," he says excited. I am not sure where 'here' is but I can hear the ocean in the distance. I guess I had been thinking too much about where we are because Bellamy is already opening my door for me. "Did you bring your cane with you here," he asks? I shake my head no and he says, "No biggie I have a solution for that. He takes my hand and we walk to what I am guessing is the back of his car. He lets go of my hand and I hear shuffling and the sound of something falling. "Are you alright," I ask. 'Yea, I am good," I hear him say. He hands me something soft and says, "Hold this for me." Then he takes my other hand again and we are walking away from his car. We walk on solid ground until it turns into something way softer. I can't tell what it is until sand gets in my chacos and I know that we are on the beach.
Bellamy's P.O.V.
I can't believe that Clarke agreed to hang out with me. I have planned the perfect hang out/date for her. Before we leave the campus, she tells me that she is blind. Which doesn't bother me. I know that she is a special girl, she is someone I could only hope to be with. Her telling me that she is blind only made me like her more. When we get to our destination I hand her a blanket to carry as I carry the cooler and I hold her hand to guide her to where we are going. I was a little sneaky about the hand holding, but she did need a way to know where I was and I am not complaining.
We get down to a pretty good spot and I set the cooler down and I let go of Clarke's hand to take the blanket. I spread the blanket out and I sit to take off my shoes. "Clarke sit here next to me and take off your shoes," I say. She reaches for my hand and walks onto the blanket to sit next to me. "So, what do you have planned hotshot," she asks. "Well, we have this whole private beach to our disposal, we also have these mean peanut butter and jellies that I made and some chips and sodas," I reply. "That sounds great," she replies with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen in my life. "I love the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. And the seagulls those are my favorite parts of the beach," she says. "Let's go walk in the water," I suggest. I pull her into a standing position and she keeps her hand in mine as we walk to the water's edge together.
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