Fan Fiction |
by SilverMoon
"I'll accompany you too.."Tavia said to Charmaine as she got out of the driver's seat and closed the car door. "I have shifts for Ron's optometry later"
"Ok" Charmaine said as Tavia walked around to help her. By the time she was there, Charmaine had already opened the car door and was holding on the car door for support.
"Hey, I'll help you" Tavia offered, helping her. She looked up and spotted another car parked right behind her car. She closed the car door and as she was about to turn around, Steven got out of the driver's seat. Followed by Steven's car, Ron's car drove up behind his. "Charmaine, Steven and Ron is here"
As soon as Charmaine turned around, Steven and Ron had reached them. "Hi Charmaine, Hi Tavia" Steven greeted them.
"Hello" Ron smiled at them both.
Tavia smield back at him. "Why are you guys here?"
"Oh, I had a free appointment space..and I wanted to see how you were doing, so I came" Steven told Charmaine.
Charmaine just smiled and didn't say anything.
Tavia stepped forward. "Let's go in first"
The four entered the blind community centre and travelled up to the art rooms. Tavia opened the door first and found Leila there already. "Leila?" she said.
Leila looked up from her book. "Hey" she smiled first at Tavia and then when the people piled in, she was more suprised. Ron was there. She tried to avoid his eyes so she walked up to them and particularly faced Tavia and Charmaine only. "Big crowd" she joked.
"Yeah" Charmaine finally said something. "They wanted to visit me"
"You don't mind do you?" Steven asked Leila.
Leila shook her head. "Not at all. You're welcome anytime"
Steven smiled and they walked in and sat down. "Are you going to paint again charmaine?"
Charmaine nodded. "Yep"
"I'l get your paint accessories"Leila offered as she left the room.
Ron couldn't think of a way to start a conversation so he just stood there, watching Steven, Charmaine and Tavia talking.
"Are you feeling better now?"Steven asked Charmaine.
Charmaine smiled. "I'm feeling very normal now" She said as she waited for Leila.
Leila walked into the room with an armful of accessories. Ron looked over and offered to help. "Here, let me help you"
"Thanks"Leila thanked him and he took off some palets and paint brushesd off her. They brought the accessories over to the table and placed them infront of Charmaine. Leila and Tavia helped to set out the paints.
"You sure you don't want help?" Ron asked again.
"It's ok" Tavia and Leila rpelied at the same time. They exchanged glances but continued to set up the things.
"Do you go out to the green grass a lot?" Steven asked Charmaine.
"Sometimes only. I prefer to be inside" Charmaine replied. "I don't like to be in the public really much"
"Oh..thats understandable" Steven responded. "But being around some grass should help you a little bit"
"Really" Charmaine replied, sounding uninterested.
"I'm a little hungry" Steven said. "Anyone want food? My treat"
"I'm hungry too" Tavia replied. "I'll come with you"
"Get me something too" Charmaine said. "Anything will do"
"Ron and Leila?" Steven asked as they walked to the door.
"I'm fine" they said in unision. They exchanged glances, but not only that, but exchanged smiles as well. Tavia did not witness that moment for she had her back to them.
"Ok, we'll be back in a tick" Steven said and walked out with Tavia.
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Travelling up the lifts, the two were talking about opthalmology. "How long till you graduate?"
"Oh I'm in the same class as Ron so if I pass the exam.."she paused. "Then I'll graduate"
"Oh, so the exam is very soon yeah?" Steven asked.
Tavia nodded. "I'm actually very nervous"
"I can tell" he chuckled.
Tavia smiled. "What made you want to be an opthalmologist?"
"I witnessed a car crash when I was young" Steven said. "The victim happened to be my aunt. I knew I couldn't stop car crashes but I could try and cure the victims who went blind"
"So your aunt went blind?" Tavia asked as they stepped out of the lift.
"Yes" Steven replied. "And eventually died when I graduated from high school"
"Oh..that's such a touching story" Tavia said.
Steven just smiled and stepped up to the counter. They picked a couple of fast foods. "$41" the man behind the counter said.
Steven took his wallet out from his pocket and opened it up. Tavia looked at his wallet, there were three sections and in the middle one was a small picture of a middle aged woman but the edge of it seemed to ripped. Tavia thought that the photo seemed familiar but didn't say anything.
"Ahem" Steven snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Huh?" tavia blinked and looked at him.
"Why are you staring at my wallet...?"he joked.
"Oh, it's a nice design" Tavia lied.
"really..."Steven said.
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Loud clapping was heart in the second art room. Charmaine had just finished painting another masterpiece of a young girl p[laying with her pupppy in the snow. It really amazed Steven and Ron how she knew where to paint or what colour she was using. Obviously she still remembered what things looked like when she could see so she knew how to paint trees, puppies and humans.
Tavia glanced at her watch. "Dr. Ng? Don't we have something to do?"
Leila looked up from watching Charmaine and listened to Tavia.
"Oh that's right"Ron smiled. "Hey Charmaine, we've got to go now"
"Ok, see you" Charmaine replied.
Leila had started to pack up the painting accessories. Ron stepped back. "Bye Charmaine" he paused. "Bye Leila"
"Bye" Leila glanced at him for a second and then continued to carry the dirty palets to the big sink.
"I think I have to get going too" Steven said. "But before I go, can I ask you-"
"This is for you.."Charmaine lifted the canvas board and put it in the air. "I painted it for you"
"M-me?" Steven asked.
"Yes, you. Steven" Charmaine smiled. "It's a thank you present. Hope you don't think it's just a cheap and simple thing"
"Of course I won't" Steven smiled as he took the painting. "I think it's very pretty. I'll keep it nice and safe, don't you worry"
"Good, you better" Charmaine said. "Bye"
"Bye" he smiled at her and walked out of the room.
"Where's Tavia going?" Leila asked.
"Oh, she works at Ron's optometry surgeon"Charmaine replied.
"oh.."Leila said.
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Steven, Ron and Tavia walked out of the doors of the blind community centre. "ok..see you soon" Tavia waved at Steven. "And see you very soon" Tavia winked at Ron.
Ron just smiled and walked to his car. Tavia got into the driver's seat and turned the engine on. it made a blood-shrieking noise as Tavia dropped her keys and held onto her ears. She picked up her keys and started the engine, it made the same noise. "Damn" she hit the steering wheel.
"What's up?" Steven called from his car, his ehad stciking out of the winded down window.
"My car is down!" Tavia replied.
Steven turned his other way and said something to Ron. The he turned back and called out to Tavia, "Ron said to hop on to his car"
"Ok, thanks!" she yelled as she collected her belongings.
She locked her car and called the moto company as she made her way to Ron's car. She hopped into the front seat and flashed him another big smile. "Sorry" she shruggged. "My cra decided to break down now"
"That's ok" Ron smiled as he drove off. "We're going the same way anyway"
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As they neared the optometry surgeon, Tavia finally decided to ask the question she was fussing over about. "Ron..can I ask you a question?"
"Sure" he replied, without looking at her.
"It's about Steven but" Tavia told him.
"Go ahead" he said. "I'll try"
"Well when he was paying at the food in the canteen, I saw the photo in his wallet. Who's the woman?"Tavia asked. "But you don't have to tell me if he told you not to tell anyone"
"Well, the woman is someone he's trying to find. He says that the woman is his mother, she divorced with his father and took the other sibling he had with her. Why do you ask?" he said.
"Oh..just wondering" Tavia answered, looking out the window. The woman looked very familiar but she still couldn't figure out who she was.
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Hmm..I wonder how does Tavia know Steven's so-called Mother? lol, plz comment!