Dim-sighted

  DIM-SIGHTED

  DIM-SIGHTED

  FELICIA EVREUX

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  Copyright ©2018 by Felicia Evreux

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  First edition: August 2018

  Number of Registry: 03-2018-081008544500-14

  Prologue

  Bastian Turner is the hottest player of the entire school, he was rude and bullied almost everyone but his friends … until he met her

  Alyssa Brighton is your average girl if we don't count her attractive wolf-like amber eyes and the fact that she's nearly blind.

  He's not a bad person but masks everything with the face that his friends make him hold.

  With Alyssa in the picture, he plans to change his reputation to at least try to deserve her.

  Will this girl be able to save him from his old ways?

  1

  Briar Brighton opened her eyes to the sound of her alarm and got up half an hour before the usual time in order to aid her twin sister, Alyssa.

  Their parents were busy enough already working and seeking doctors specialised in Alyssa’s visual impairment condition, and their eldest brother was out of the country so she had to take care of getting her twin ready to school, their parents tried to hire a person several times but she declined because of two reasons; she was against of letting a stranger in their home since that person could take advantage of the situation stealing stuff since her sister is unable to see normally and she didn’t really care, Alyssa needs help and she’s pleased to be the person her sister depended on. She loves to be useful.

  – Aly time to get up! – the elder sibling shouted after she opened the door

  – I'm up, I'm up – she tossed blankets to the other side of the bed and stood up slowly tapping her surroundings carefully

  – Let's get you ready okay? – She took her sister's hand and pulled it in her shoulder to guide her to the bathroom

  – The brush is here already with toothpaste – Briar took her hand and handed her the brush –. Go – Alyssa guided her toothbrush to her mouth and started –. I'll go get your clothes, be careful

  – Yea – the young girl with the amber eyes brushed her teeth quickly and found the glass of water and took a sip to throw out the foam

  – Unbutton your pjs – her sister said and the young girl's hands went to the end of her shirt and touched the sides until getting to the middle finding the last button and started undoing the button from the last to the first

  – Undershirt – Aly asked and her sister took her arm to guide her hand, she threw it on and stretched her arm again waiting for the short

  – Here it is

  – Thank you – she trailed off as her sister took her arm to give her balance

  – Here goes the skirt – Aly heard and elevated her feet then she felt how it went up –. Now the shirt – Okay, now come here – Briar took her sister's arm and made her sit in her bed –. I'll throw your shoes on and then I'll do your make up

  – Okay – Alyssa said –. Are you ready by now?

  – Yep – Briar said popping the "p" –. Just the makeup and you'll be ready to go

  – New school, yay – Alyssa said faking enthusiasm

  – It will be fine, don't worry

  – I hate being the new girl

  – I'll be new with you – she smiled as she finished her sister's cat eye and took a step back to look at her –. Lovely – Briar said and saw her reflection in her identical twin

  They are the same height 1.75 cm, fair skin, light brown hair, medium forehead, thin eyebrows, their medium-sized eyes were the only thing they had different since Briar's were blue and Alyssa's were amber, and the shape of their body was skinny but Briar worked out.

  As Briar looked at Aly's eyes making sure the cat-eye looked even she liked to think her sister trusted her enough to let her get close with black eyeliner and a brush.

  – Is it done?

  – You're ready to slay dear sister

  – Let's go to the kitchen then – she raised her arm to the front and Briar took her hand

  – Let's go – she trailed off

  The sisters walked out of the room of the one-story house to find their parents putting vacuum bottles filled with tea for each and a paper bag with their breakfast in the table

  – Morning

  Once in the car, Briar looked at her watch and saw it wasn’t the right time to call their eldest brother Terrence but she felt they needed to hear his voice.

  – I'm calling Terrence – she said to Alyssa as she hit the speaker

  – What an hour to call Briar – he answered with a raspy sleepy voice

  – Sorry, we're going to school, our first day and I wanted you to cheer us up

  – Is Raven there?

  – Duh, it's on speaker

  – Hey babe – he decided to ignore his other sister's sarcasm

  – Hello bro

  – Ready for your new first day

  – Err… Marginally

  – I'm sure you’ll be brilliant

  – I'd love having you here to take us until our classroom to intimidate everyone

  – Good to know you miss me – he laughed and his sisters did too –. Everything will be fine and you don't let people make you feel less

  – Never

  – Girls will envy those killer eyes you have, I assure you

  – Really?

  – Of course, remember that I'll be right next to you in spirit

  – I rather have you psychically

  – Me too but I must finish the year here – he paused –. I love you girls

  – We love you too – they said at the unison and hung up

  The phone vibrated in her hand with a text's notification

  "Protect our sister, Briar"

  "Nobody will glance at her with shame, I promise" – she texted back

  Their dad stopped the car in front of the school and then mom and dad hopped out at the same time as their daughters.

  – We'll see you girls after school – mom said as she hugged Briar and dad hugged Alyssa

  – If they mess up with Alyssa call us – dad said to Briar in her ear as he hugged her knowing how cruel teenagers can be, she nodded

  – Let's go sis – Briar took her sister's hand to put it in her shoulder

  They headed to the office and Briar asked for their schedules, then she asked for directions to the place of their first class.

  Briar was walking with Alyssa's hand in her shoulder and her hand over her wrist, suddenly her hand made too much pressure at the sight of the main reason why the family moved to the other side of the city hoping to never see that certain someone ever again.

  – Ow! Andrea, that tight grip is not good for the sake of my poor wrist – Alyssa shouted but Briar waited to be away from his locker to talk

  – Sorry – she said caressing her wrist

  – What is up? – Aly demanded

  – I think I just saw the reason why we, in the first place

  – See? We need Terrence! Let's call him and he'
ll be back in a heartbeat

  – I really wish he could

  – Me too – Alyssa sighed –. I wish I could protect you from him

  – It’s okay

  – Let's hope we don't share class with him

  They walked in the classroom and Briar led her sister to the front row where two empty seats were found.

  – Sit – Briar said and Alyssa tapped the chair and took her uniform's skirt to sit and turned to be in front of the desk

  – Very well, I'll be right next to you okay? Stretch your arm to the left – she said to her sister and she took her hand –. I'm here

  – I'm nervous

  – It'll be fine

  – I bet none of these people has dealt with a person like me

  – Relax, we are here just to attend class anyway not to try and be nice with strangers

  – You're right

  Briar was so busy talking with her sister she didn't see her worst nightmare walking in the classroom and going to the seats of the back along with a friend.

  The professor walked in and took a seat.

  – Good morning everyone

  – Morning – the class answered lazily

  – Before we begin with today's lesson we have two new classmates – he said and the teenagers started whispering, the sisters stayed quiet and didn't move

  – Can the new ones come to the front to introduce?

  Briar stood up at the same time as Aly and she rushed to take her sister's arm

  – Hello – Briar said awkwardly and looked at her new classmates to see Tobias, her first intend of a boyfriend

  She didn't remember him so much but seeing his face again was like a flashback.

  His brown hair made her remember how she used to caress it every time they kissed.

  But now he was different even more good looking with green eyes, his face round, thin and dark eyebrows, thin lips.

  Now he looked almost as tall and sexy as a teenage haute couture model.

  The last time she saw him was at the end of year 8, then they parted ways going to different secondary schools for years 9 and 10 and now here they were, trapped in the same school once again.

  Puberty was very good to him and she couldn't help but stay frozen.

  Before dating him she would have loved to know that he knows how to make you feel special but he knows how to hurt too.

  – Do you know them? – he whispered to his friend who was like sunk in his thoughts with wide eyes and mouth slightly open in surprise looking at the twins in front of the class

  – We were neighbours a long time ago and I dated the one of the right for a while and then they went to a different school in the last two years of secondary and then I moved and came here.

  – This is my sister Briar and my name is Alyssa – the girl with the wolf eyes decided to help her sister because of her silence –. We were transferred from Bethlehem College, we'll be here with you this two years and hope we can be friends – she smiled and her warmth caught their new classmates

  – Okay girls, welcome – the teacher said gesturing them to take their seats

  – Thank you – Alyssa and Briar said at the unison then Briar took her sister's arm to guide her to her chair

  – I'll put the laptop on your desk okay? Be ready – Briar said right after Aly took a seat, she nodded

  Briar settled her backpack in her chair to take out her sister's device

  The lesson was starting so she needed to be quick, she put it in the desk and connected the Braille keyboard.

  – Hands-on – Briar said and Alyssa found the keyboard and turned the device on

  – Thanks – Alyssa whispered as she heard the teacher writing something on the whiteboard

  – Anytime – Briar whispered back opening her binder

  Alyssa waited for the teacher to finish and then listened closely to the explanation in order to write it on her laptop.

  She had great retention and memory so she managed to write all he said.

  The doorbell rang announcing the end of the class and she turned her laptop off taking the keyboard separately.

  – I'll take it – Briar said as her sister stood up

  – Please

  Briar took the laptop and made room for it in her backpack along with her binder, then she zipped it and took Alyssa's hand.

  – Let's get a move on to the next class – she put her sister's hand in her shoulder to guide her

  – Bree – somebody called the elder girl by her nickname as they passed the doorway, she ignored him and tried to walk past him –. Come on – he took her arm softly

  – What do you want? – She asked but he acted as if he didn't hear

  – Hey Aly, do you remember me? – He turned to the girl of the amber eyes

  – How could I forget you after what you did to my sister? – she hissed

  – What is she talking about? – Tobias' companion asked and he gulped

  – I'm a new guy, I promise – pause –. I wanted to introduce you to my friend, Bastian

  – Hey Aly – he said softly taking her hand to shake it

  People say that eyes are the windows to the soul, Bastian couldn't see much in Aly's eyes, just the vibrant gold and the black of the border of the iris, and her grey looking pupil. All that he knew was that he wanted to know her better.

  – Hey Bastian – she smiled weakly

  – Can we take you two to the next class?

  – That'd be useful – Briar rolled her eyes and was down to take Aly's arm

  – I got it – Bastian stopped her and took Aly’s hand

  – Of course not and that's not negotiable – the elder sister looked at her new classmate –. Let go of her right in this second

  – Please Briar

  – Shut up and let her go! – Briar growled, Alyssa felt two hands on her

  – Andrea is okay – the girl with amber eyes said –. I don't want to be late on my first day

  – Okay – Briar said and she let her sister go reluctantly

  Bastian put Alyssa's arm on his shoulder and Briar rolled her eyes as she walked next to Tobias.

  Briar found quite funny how they were the most inseparable neighbours when they were younger and now she felt uncomfortable around him. Even if it's been a very long while some wounds are still open.

  They headed to the classroom and Briar put her backpack in one of the empty seats of the first horizontal row to then see Bastian helping Alyssa take a seat next to her.

  – Thank you – Alyssa thanked

  – No problem – Bastian smirked never minding the fact she couldn't see him well, he turned to glance at the person next to him, he instantly took a step back. "If looks could kill," he thought. – I'll see you in the lockers – he said and almost ran to his seat in the back

  – You should relax – Alyssa said to her sister

  – I don't like those two

  – Hey girls – Briar turned around to see a girl she remembered seeing in the lockers

  – Hey… – Aly trailed off

  – Lily – she completed giving them her name –. Why were you guys transferred?

  – Our parents accepted a new job and they wanted a school and a house near it – Briar answered

  – Just one more question: do you guys know Tobias and Bastian?

  – Just Tobias, he was our neighbour since we were born until year 8

  – You should stay away from them, they are no good

  – What do you mean? – Aly asked and Lily was about to open her mouth but the teacher walked in so she rushed to her seat in the middle of the classroom

  ***

  The lesson got to its end and Alyssa remained in her seat waiting for Briar to take her laptop away when her sister stood up and she could no longer feel the device in the fingers she sighed.

  – How many lessons do we have left?

  – Three but right now we need to go on a tiny quest to find the cafeteria

  – Great, because
I'm starving

  – Let's just put this in the lockers

  – Okay – Alyssa stood up and Briar took her arm –. I'm a little intrigued about what Lily said – pause –. I know Tobias is not the most perfect person walking on this earth but by the way she said ‘they are no good’ it makes me think she’s exaggerating

  – Who knows? It's been a couple of years since the last time we heard from him, people change

  The twin sisters walked out of the classroom and started their way to the lockers.

  – We should talk to her anyways – Aly said –. To Lily

  – Why?

  – I want to know if Bastian is really like that, mere curiosity

  – To tell Terrence if he dares to mess up?

  – What are eldest brothers for if not?

  They laughed and went to the left to find the corridor where their lockers could be found.

  Briar looked up and gasped at the sight of Bastian and three more guys she didn't know dragging two not so tall guys to the row of metallic boxes they had in front

  – Open it – Bastian and other guy hissed and the other two scared did what they were told.

  Briar could be able to imagine why. Bastian and his friends were taller and comparing their little arms to the bullies' appearance with the uniform they'd win in strength too.

  She took a step back dragging Aly with her.

  – What… – Aly started but was interrupted by a hand in her mouth