Love Coming from the Least Expected

In the end, I did not heed Sabrina’s words and left Christopher. When I left, she cried bitterly and lightly punched my chest in protest. She swore that she would not care about me anymore after this. Then, she strongly said that I should not have let the man who loved me get away.

Yes, I’m an idiot. It was clear that Christopher’s heart was mine, and yet, I left him. It was cruel of me.

I begged Sabrina not to tell Christopher where I was going. She promised me through her tears and wanted to send me off, but I refused to let her. If Sabrina left too, Christopher would definitely become suspicious. He was a very perceptive man, and he would sense that something was wrong.

sea, full of beautiful, sun-kissed girls selling fishes and old fishermen

It was a pleasant sound. Listening to their innocent voices

this town, I went to the church to pray every single day. I prayed for the same things each time — that Christopher would be safe and happy… and

old man. He always told me that as long I prayed piously, my prayers would

it did not matter whether what the priest said was actually true. After all, spiritual comfort was better

did not know whether Christopher was sad to find out that I had died, but I knew that he would slowly learn to forget me and try his best to put on a happy face for his friends and family. Maybe he would sometimes think of me in the middle of the night when he had trouble sleeping, but

wheelchair with the sunshine warming me and the salty ocean breeze washing over me, I felt the vitality of the sea

my eyes, I was used to moving through the world with my other senses. Although the world was dark to me and I could see nothing, I could still feel the warmth of the

walking stick. Sometimes, I spent the day practicing braille or learning how to write again. Whenever I went out exploring, Jenny would come with me out of concern for my safety and call out if there was anything

encouragement when I needed it the most. On the days when I refused to take my

on the field. When they saw a stranger on the grounds, they curiously gathered around me and began asking me questions. I bent down and gently ruffled their hair and gave them the candies