Beautiful Blindness

8/6/2019 Beautiful Blindness

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Until he came along.

Chapter 1

Watch where youre going! Oh wait, thats right. You cant because

youre blind, Soo Ah sneered at me.

Soo Ah for as long as I could remember was a total snob. She became

my neighbor when we were five years old and ever since that one

incident, I hated her with all my soul. While I was walking to my class

during sophomore year, yes even though Im blind I can still attend

school but just a different system, she tripped me because she thought

it would be funny. I obviously couldnt see what she was going to do so

I couldnt avoid it. I fell flat on my face, bruising my knees. I got on my

knees and searched for my books with my hands but she kept kicking

them around whenever I touched them. She didnt stop until it was a

minute until the bell rung and nobody stopped her because she was

the girl with all the power. I ended up being late to my class and got

detention because my teacher didnt believe what I told her. No one

ever did.

I kept walking, ignoring Soo Ahs comment. Ive come to memorize the

whole schools structure because thats what you have to do when

youre blind. You have to remember where everything is or else youll

get lost for an hour, and trust me, I know.

Soo Ah kept throwing insults at me, but like I said earlier, if they dont

care about me, I dont care about them. I was heading outside for

lunch and went to this one specific tree where Ive always sat since


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elementary school. No one ever came near it because I always sat

there, but I didnt mind the lonesome quiet. I preferred it to the loud,

noisy cafeteria where they sold artificial food.

I reached out, looking for the trunk and sat at the base, leaning against

it. I took out my lunch that my mom packed for me everyday. It was

two rolls of kimbab with a bottle of water like yesterday, the day

before that, and the day before that too. You get the point. I was on the

last roll when I felt a presence in front of me. Whenever youre blind,

your senses heighten up to the extreme, I guess to make up for the

loss of sight or something. I looked straight, wondering what the heck

did they want. I waited, not saying anything, wondering if they would

go away. But a little part in me wanted whoever it was to stay, giving

me company for once in my life.

I could feel them just standing there, not moving. It was about five

minutes until whoever it was said something.

So youre the blind girl. Huh, prettier than I expected for someone

who cant see herself. Whats your name?

I sat there, motionless, not even breathing. It was the voice of a male, I

would guess around my age because it was deep. Those few words

kept playing itself over and over again in my head. Prettier than I

expected. So I was pretty? Huh, wish I could see so for myself.

My name is Park JiEun. And whats yours?

He didnt say anything for a while. He just sat down in front of me,

staying still. He finally spoke after I started to eat again.


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My name is SohJiHoon. May I have a piece? he asked.

I held the foil the kimbab was in to the general direction his voice was

coming from, not sure how far or close he was. It was only three

seconds until I felt him grab one, so Id say he was a foot in front of me.

Why is he here? SohJiHoon is a new transfer student from America

that everyone was talking about. They said he was charismatic, tall,

and good-looking but how would I know? I could only guess and

imagine what he looked like.

SohJiHoon. Hm, why are you here? Im pretty sure by now everyone

has told you Im blind and therefore a freak. What do you want?

He hesitated but answered faster than before.

Everyone kept saying you were a freak and so I wanted to see so for

myself.

I didnt show it on my face, but that hurt. Usually I would ignore those

comments, but it hurt because it was from someone I thought would

be my friend. Wrong again, like always.

So Im a freak, whatever. Now that youve seen me with your own

eyes you can go along with your happy life, I sneered, masking my

hurt with anger.

SohJiHoon didnt move though. He just sat there, quiet and unmoving.

What was wrong with him? Why didnt he get up or retort back with

an insult? But secretly, I liked that he was here, giving me some sort of

company. It was pathetic, but I took what I could get.


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Those kimbab are good. Who made it for you? Your mother?

Yeah my mom made it for me. You can have the rest, Im full.

I handed the kimbab to him and he took it without hesitating.

Thanks, he mumbled and started eating.

It was quiet for quite some time but I didnt mind. It was comforting to

know that there was someone beside me, another person to talk to.

Sort of.

Would you like me to describe myself? I know you cant see me so Im

pretty sure youre wondering what I look like.

What the heck. That was really random, but yet, dead on target. I was

curious to how he looked like. Maybe he had blonde hair since he was

from America, I heard that was what Koreans did when they lived

there. Maybe he had a feminine face since people said he was good-

looking. Maybe he wasnt actually that tall. But the thing iseven if he

told me to the deepest point of detail as to what he looked like, I still

wouldnt know. I never knew what a color looked like or how tall is

tall and all those other things. I was born blind, so how would I know?

Its all the truth so you wont have to wonder if Im making anything

up to make myself seem better. I have naturally black hair thats

around a normal guys length and a straight nose that my mom always

says other people envy but whatever. I have a strong jawline and I

guess you could say Im not really buff, but Im not scrawny either.


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Somewhere in between. Im 63 and have fairly big eyes that are really

dark brown to the point its black.

Why am I talking to a guy like this?Someone who other people

considered popular. There must be something that he wants, but

what?

JiHoonwhy are you really talking to me? If you get caught talking to

me than youll suffer in humiliation for the rest of the year.

I have no freaking idea why I said that. It just came out of my mouth of

its own accord. What the heck

Im talking to you to prove others that youre not a freak. Youre just a

girl who cant see, but that doesnt make you different or a freak.

.JiHoon may not have known it, but those words gave me hope. Gave

me hope that I could live normally like the others one day, having

friends maybe.

Ohthankscan I ask you a favor?

I really hoped JiHoon would do it for me. No one else would talk to me

and my mother became wasted and useless so I hardly talked with her

anymore so he might be my only chance. Oh hopefully God will be

kind enough to grant me this one small favor.

Depends on what it is?


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Can you describe to me what I look like? No one ever talks to me and

my moms wasted and useless so I hardly talk with her and my dad

ran off when he found out I was blind.

I couldnt see it, but in his eyes was a spark of pity. Pity for a girl who

had nothing and yet still lived and endured the treatment that she

didnt deserve. A girl who knew what nothing looked like, not grass,

trees, humans, not ever herself

alright. You have waist long straight dark brown hair, sort of like

my eyes. Id estimate that youre 56 and you have a petite body with

small hands. Your eyes are dark brown and almond shaped. They

arent big but they arent small either. You have average sized lips and

you have one dimple on your right side. You have natural blush

because youre blushing as I speak.

I could tell he was smirking at the end because his voice changed pitch.

Huhso thats what I look likeI dont really know what the color of

brown is or how tall 56 is and all those other stuff, but it was nice to

hear anyways. Nice to hear a voice besides my own

Tell you what, JiEun. Ill be your friend if you do me favor just like you

asked me a few moments ago.

A friend?Him? I was really going to have a friend by doing a favor?

That simple?

What is it?

Promise me to never cry or feel sad for me.


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What kind of favor is that? To never cry or feel sad for him? Why

would I even do that in the first place? But thats fairly simple so yes! I

finally got a friend! How could it be that simple?

Um okay? I promise to never cry or feel sad for you?

JiHoon smiled a sad smile at the girl, feeling a deep sense of sadness

for her. The girl couldnt see his smile, but that was okay. It was okay

because from now, he wouldnt leave her side. He wouldnt leave her

side ever again. Not again like last time

Forgive meJiEunplease forgive me

Chapter 2

Beautiful Blindness

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