Chapter Three

Jack had taken Carly straight to the hospital. After a few hours in surgury, Jack was finally aloud into see Carly. Jack had spoken to the other Signers, telling them he had got to Carly in time before the attack of the Dark Signers, but that there were complications with her at the moment and that they were in hospital. He refused to tell them what else had happened. They all dropped the subject, knowing they wouldn't get anything out of him. Yusei was almost back in New Domino City and the others had almost reached their ex-Dark Signers. Jack hung up the phone and went in to see Carly when he could.

Jack was there for when the nurse was just about to tell Carly life changing news. "I'm affraid Ms, Carmine, that, well, I'm so sorry, but you'll never be able to see again."

Something inside Jack snapped. "What do you mean she'll never be able to see again?"

Carly just sucked in a sharp breath. The words hurting her like a shot to the chest, only she was only started to fell the pain slowly afterwards as understanding of what was happening kicked in.

"I'm-I'm sorry, but she's blind. There were pieces of glass that got too deep into her eyes and damaged them too much for us to recover anything. I'm sorry Ms Carmine, but I'm affraid your never going to be able to see again."

Jack had almost forgot with his anger and shock that Carly was still in the room with him. He looked towards her, finding it strange to look at her sat up in the white hospital bed with her hands in her lap and a white bandage wrapped around her head and eyes. The white bandage looked large around Carly's head and made her head look smaller. Jack paid more attention to Carly's slightly fallen lip as now he didn't have her eyes to tell him how she was feeling. He saw the silent shock lined on her lips. Carly was too still and too calm, Jack thought.

The nurse went on about how the hospital could help her learn brail and teach her tricks to help her get things done. Jack watched as Carly just sat there, motionless. Finally, knowing something was wrong with her (and not just because she'd stabbed herself in the eyes) Jack kicked out the nurse and moved closer to Carly.

"Carly... What happened to you?" He asked, so quietly that Carly almost didn't hear him.

Finally, Carly's head dropped down as if to look at her hands. And, atlas, she started to weep, bringing her hands up to the bandages which covered her eyes. She would have been covering her eyes if she could.

Jack didn't like the feelings he felt when he heard Carly crying. Uneasily, he moved to sit on the edge of her bed besides her, taking her by the shoulder and guiding her to place her head on his chest. "What the hell were you thinking! Stabbing yourself in the eyes. Carly, what was going through your mind?"

Carly still continued to cry. "Carly." Jack said, a little unsure what to do now. He couldn't cope with her tears. "Carly, snap out of it-"

"I've just lost my sight Jack!" Carly snapped, snapping up and, in someway, glaring at Jack as she cried. "If all your gonna do is have a go at me when you haven't even been here then I suggest you go back to your stupid racing torderments!" Carly twisted in the bed and moved the pillow so she was hugging it, turning her back to Jack.

Jack was quiet for a moment, trying to not lose his temper like he just did. It didn't seem to be helping or having the same effect it usually did have on Carly. She'd changed. Jack sat up straighter on the bed, folding his arms and pounting as he thought. He looked down to Carly, hearing her muffled sobs into the pillow. Jack let out a steady breath. "I'm sorry Carly. I just don't understand why you would do such a stupid thing." Hezitantly, Jack reached out and placed his hand on Carly's shoulder. "What's happened whlie I've been away?" Carly still didn't talk. "I'm hear now, aren't I? I'm willing to listen. You can't moan about not having me hear and then not talk to me when I am here for you! What's going on Carly? Why are you acting this way? Why are you acting so...different?"

Slowly, Carly turned, attempting to move her head to where she heard Jack's voice. That stung more than him calling her stupid. It was like another blow to her as she realised that she was still and forever would be in the dark. Carly was scared. Scared of what might happen to her being in the dark. Scared if things would still come after her. Scared she wouldn't be able to cope. Scared that anything could happen to her now that she was so vunerable. Carly felt so small and all alone in the world. It was scary not even being able to tell if she were to move and feel her way out from her bed, would the floor be there? Where would the floor be? What if there were stairs or things in the way that she could walk into or fall over? Carly was so scared. And not only of being blind. As she tried to look at Jack, questions came to mind. "Why are you back?" Carly asked.

Jack throwned, "Don't change the subject! What-"

"Why are you back!" Carly some what yelled at him.

Jack was taken back by how strongly Carly came across. He guessed being blinded had changed her. Or maybe some other things had happened to change her before he got back. Irrtated and angry Jack told her about all the Signers marks reappearing and how they all came back to New Domino. "Then we found out it was something to do with the old Dark Signers and I came looking for you. Never expected to find you like this though."

Carly was quiet as she took in all Jack had said. It was all starting to make sense now. "So what happened to you?" Jack asked.

Carly breathed in and breath out deeply, trying to calm herself as she forced herself to tell Jack, the one person (or one of five or ten) who would understand and believe what she was saying. "I...I kept seeing it...the bird. This large black and orange bird...Aslla Piscu, it called itself... I was so scared Jack... I couldn't stop seeing it anywhere I went. I thought it was just things that caused reflection at first. And it was... My glasses were reflective and somehow it kept tornting me! I could hear it Jack. Hear all of it's horrible high screams and this deep evil voice telling me it's coming back for it's revenge. Horrible things. Things that I didn't want to think about... It showed me pictures. Images. Videos of me as a Dark Signer and me k-..."

Jack looked down at Carly, somewhat confused as to what she was talking about when she said that she could see the card. Jack just used what Carly was saying to add to what Yusei had told him earlier about the duel spirities coming to life for revenege. That thing that took over Carly's body when they dueled, it must behind Carly losing her mind and blinding herself. It was the only logical reason. Jack's anger was raising through the roof.

He almost hit Carly when she reached out slowly and gently touching his arm. "J-Jack... Jack? A-are you still there? Jack?" Carly said as she finally found his arm. "Jack..." Carly said, not knowing what to say. Jack felt the awkwardness of the situation of not being sure what to do. "Jack, I'm scared. P-please don't leave me on my own."

Jack looked down at Carly with pity. Hezetenly, he placed his hand gently on Carly's shoulder and held her."I won't."