第46章镜中的女人(1)
TheWomanintheMirror
佚名Anonymous
WhenIwas11,IfoundoutIhadabraintumor。Ihadsurgerytoremoveit,butthesizeandloorcausedmyoptiervetoatrophy。Forthreeyearsafterartialsight,butmyophthalmologisttoldmethateventuallyIwouldgoblind。Attheendofmy14thyear,doelegallyblindandsaidtherewasnothingthatcouldbedone。Ihada5percethetumor,andIdid,butsomehowIeverdealwiththefactthatIwasgoingbliobehaveasifeverythifihappened,Iwasdevastated。
MydadleftuswhenIwas5,andItookthatreallyhard。Becauseofthat,andbecauseIwasblindontopofit,mygreatestfearwasthatnoooloveme,thatIwetmarriedandhavekidsandafulllife。Iwasafraidofbeingalone,aiswhatIthoughtbli。
Teer,onNov。16oflastyear,Iwasgdinneraokissmyguidedog,Ami。Ilostmybalamyheadontheycoffeetableahefloor。Itwasn’tunusual。Whenyouareblind,youhityourselfallthetime。Igotup,finishedmakingdinobed。
WhenIwokeup,Icouldsee。Lightwasingthroughmywindow,aainsweredrawn。Ofcourse,Iwasshocked,butlikewhenIlostmysight。Therewasabigmirrorinmybedroom,butIdidn’tlookatmyselfrightaway。Iwaouto。Idonotlookgoodinthem,andIdidn’twaened。AsIwasshhtmyrefledjustthatleftmespeechless,really。
&imeIsawmyself,Ihadshorthair,apaleplexiohatdidn’tshowbecauseIhadsuchlighteyebrowsandeyelashes。Ilookedawful,likeateenagegirl,Isuppose。Now,allofasuddehatitwastrueletoldme,thatIwasanattraaoodinfrontofthemirror,Ireayface。ThatwaswhatIhadbeendoingfor10years—itwashowIuood—soitulse。ItwasnotuntilIsawmyselfthatIrealizedhowmuchmymemoryhadfadedofthingsIoncecouldsee。ItwasaboutfourhoursbeforeItoldaayedwithAmi。Welookedateachotherasideintheyard。Ijustwaobealoakeitin。Itwassomuch。
&rahingwasthatIkwasgoingtohappen。Aboutaweekbefore,IwaswalkingAmiandsuddenlysawbluedotsinfrontofmylefteye,theoneIwainmysightin。ItoldmymumbecauseIfounditfunny;bluehadbeenmyfavoritedwastheeasiestetoseeartialsight。Itookitasasign。
Peopledomedifferentlynoayspletelyi。IlivedinAuewZealand,inmyownflatwithmydog。Iartiesandgog。Iwouldlisteofthemusidgoeforthebest。Whenyrabyouandpointyouiioheyareactuallyoverthere,thatiswhenyourememberyou’reblind。
Ialsolovedmovies。Goingtothemoviesblindwaslikesomeoellingyreatsous,andyoumakeupalltheimagesinyourhead。Ihaven’tbeenbaceIregainedmysight。ButI’vebeeoseemyfavoritesoap,“Shortla”。AookoutmagazinesaPamelaLeeAndersonandBradPitt。Thebiggestsurpriseitt。Ijustthought,whatwaseveryonegoingonabout?Thebestwasseeingmyboyfrieheferryover,ahemomentIsawhim。HewasassexyasIhadimagined。