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

going on with my vision, and I didn’t want to risk it being

Dr. Alonius beamed a broad smile at me. His large eye, centered in the middle of

shone with good humor through the single bifocal lens. I felt much more at

ahead, ask me,” he said as he settled himself on a rolling stool.

‘I’m not sure…..”

one eye go into optometry?” Dr. Alonius laughed with

is that when you only have one, you want to be extra sure you take

the same for as many others as

admitted. “Ive been having some weird anxiety

fear. I’ve got you.” Dr. Alonius scooted forward to begin

had a flare up of strange vision anomalies that felt very much like

needing a prescription,you’ve got superb vision, Gabriela. No

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Chapter 425

staff about the

A

“Should I?”

line for me even to say anything, so feel free to

eyes went wide, and

Way up. “Anything’s possible.”

with. All of that tension could lead to headaches and changes in your vision. I do want to relieve you, though.

I’d been holding while I waited to hear the verdict

grew louder, until I

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