Chapter 425

Gabriela

The enclave’s optometrist was a cyclops, which was a little surprising. Not only had I never met any of the

famous one-eyed clan, I’d never heard of one going into any kind of medicine.

The most I’d known about them was that they were mountain folk who kept to themselves.

“You’re in good hands with Dr. Alonius,” said the receptionist, a petite Fae with a cheerful smile. “He’s been

part of Brightsky almost since it began. Have a seat. He’ll be with you in just a few minutes.”

“I’ve been putting this off,” I said with an embarrassed smile. “I’m not sure why.”

As I took a seat in the comfortable waiting chair, I felt the urge to run out of the office rising in me again.

It had taken everything I had to make the appointment in the first place, and now that I was here, all I could

think about was how horrible it would be if something bad happened to my eyes. No matter how I tried to tell myself it was foolishness, I couldn’t stop myself from imagining, over and over, that when the doctor put the

lenses in front of my eyes to test my vision, the glass would break and shatter splinters into my eyeballs.

It was enough to make me run screaming from the waiting room. Only the pain in my head kept me in the

my vision, and I didn’t want to risk it being something

me. His large eye, centered in the

shone with good humor through the single bifocal

said as he settled himself on a

‘I’m not sure…..”

one eye go into

have one, you want to be extra sure you take good care of it.

to do the same for as many others as I

I admitted. “Ive been having some weird

Alonius scooted forward to begin the

but a number of years ago I’d suddenly had a flare up of strange vision anomalies that felt very much like what had been going on lately. I told the doctor about them when he rolled his stool

problems with your eyes themselves. As for needing a prescription,you’ve got superb vision, Gabriela. No need for glasses. Not even readers.” The doctor tilted his head to study me. His expression was calm, but his brow furrowed

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“Should I?”

his fist. “Look, it’s a bit out of line for me even to say anything, so feel free to

went wide, and

Way up. “Anything’s possible.”

All of that tension could lead to headaches and changes in your vision. I do want to relieve you, though. I can see nothing to worry about

out a breath I’d been holding while I

a flurry of soft giggles that grew louder, until I had to

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