Fan Fiction

I'll b seeing u [completed]

by luv_miracle

Chapter 9

A close call

MIngdao wanted to touch her face. But if he did, he'd noe for certain tt sm thing was wrong with her. Qiaoen got an instant picture of his fingers tracing along e hideous scar tt stretched frm e left side of her forehead, across her cheek and ending at e side of her mouth and recoliing in horror. he'd ask, 'what's wrong with ur face?'and she'd tell him tt she was a freak.

[mingdao]:i noe u're still here. bcos im still holding ur hand. What's wrong? did i upset u?

[qiaoen]:No. i had a shooting pain in my leg. i was gritting my teeth until it went away.

With those words, qiaoen knew tt she had crossed a subtle barrier. B4, she'd avoided telling him e truth by not mentioning e details. Nw she'd told him 2 outright lies. Truthfully, she was upset, and there was no pain in her leg.

[mingdao]:im sry. i tot i offended u by asking to touch ur face. I dunno why i asked. Mayb bcos e woman frm blind services encouraged me to explore e world with my sense of touch. She said it wld help me 'see' things.Forget it.

[qiaoen]:it's all right... i dun mind.

Another lie!

[qiaoen]:but u noe what i think wld b better?

[mingdao]:what?

[qiaoen]:i think it wld b better to wait until u can actually see my face urself. Yes, tt's what i want. I want to greet u face-to-face once ur bandages cm off.

He didnt say a word right away. He only held her hand and brushed his thumb over her knuckles.

[mingdao]:even when e bandages cm off, there's no guarantee i'll b able to see again.

[qiaoen]:but i think u will. and bcos i think so, i want u to wait until u can see me with ur own eyes.

[mingdao]:and if i dont?

[qiaoen]:then u can touch away.

He slumped back in e chair.

She disliked bringing mingdao's mood frm happy to glum; it wasnt a nice way to treat him. But she'd been desperate to take his mind off e idea of exploring her face with his touch. What a disaster it wld hv been. She didnt understand why it was so important to her tt he maintain his illusions abt her looks, but it was.

[qiaoen]:do u noe what? e nurse will n here any minute to bring me for my PT session.

She told him another lie. She wasnt scheduled to another PT session until monday morning.

[mingdao]:i'll go back to my room.

[qiaoen]:i'll walk u.

[mingdao]:hw? u're on crutches remember?

[qiaoen]:we'll manage.

[mingdao]:Then let me take ur elbow and follow abt half a step behind. tt's e way i was taught to hv sm1 to lead me.

Qiaoen let him grasp her right elbow and slowly she began tp take small steps with her crutches so tt he cld keep up.

Back in his room again, he climbed into bed.

[mingdao]:i think i'll listen to sm of my music cds.im not much good at anything except listening.

[qiaoen]:i hv sm. u wanna borrow?

Qiaoen was eager to make up for any distress she might hv caused him.

[mingdao]:ok. will u cm and visit me later?

[qiaoen]:yup.

[mingdao]:my parents are cmg this afternoon. i'd lyk them to meet u.

[qiaoen]:um..all right.

She knew vry well tt she'd find smthing to keep her busy and away frm her room so tt she wldnt hv to meet them.

Qiaoen returned to her room, grateful to b out of her awkward situation. HW had she gotten into tis mess? Was it wrong of her to want to protect herself frm his discovering what she really looked lyk? Was it wrong to want him to believe tt she was normal, even pretty?