Twist of Fate

Chapter 11 - Turnaround

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Twist of Fate

Chapter 11 – Turnaround

No One's Pov

Jade was torn, badly torn. Part of her wanted to talk to Tori, make things right. But she simply didn't have the courage to do so. That fearful side, would tell her. What could you say anyway? She hates you. In any case, she was deeply ashamed by what she had become. Being a rude gank is one thing, turning into a grotesque, hateful thing is quite another.

Jade just decided to avoid Tori. Though she quickly found out that avoiding someone you can't see is rather difficult. Jade did make a point to listen for the squeak of Tori's wheelchair. She did it mostly when she came to a corner. When she'd get to one, Jade would strain her ears to see if Tori was around. To see if she could hear the tell-tale squeak. If she did so, she would immediately turn around and vanish. That happened twice in that morning.

But it wasn't just Tori Jade didn't know how to deal with, it was everyone. So, Jade hung her head low and just kept to herself. The morning went fine and Jade thought she was able to avoid Tori.

Tori on the other hand, still was somewhat mad at Jade. That said, she felt just a bit guilty for possibly being too harsh. Tori had said that Jade had no right to be angry. But when she calmed down, she felt she had gone just a bit too far in saying that. Jade did have a reason to be upset and angry at her vision loss. But she had no right to inflict that pain on others. That and Tori knew what Jade was doing, in not dealing with that anger, would eventually destroy her. Tori really wasn't sure if any of her words or actions would help the troubled Goth. Tori still felt an attraction and deep down very much wanted to help Jade.

As the morning progressed, she noticed she hadn't seen Jade at all. Except for one strange sight. As she was rolling up a hallway, she could have sworn she saw Jade's white cane stick out from around a corner. But as soon as it appeared, it was pulled back. When Tori turned the corner, Jade was nowhere to be seen.

"I must be imagining things." Tori said to herself.

It was a full ten minutes into lunch before Tori looked at Jade. She had avoided looking at Jade up to this point, as she wasn't sure what to do. But when she looked, she saw the Goth sitting there quietly read listening to music on her iPod. There was no particular expression on her face, but something in her demeanor seemed different than before.

Whatever it was, Tori wasn't sure what had changed. Then again, she wondered if it was merely wishful thinking that Jade had changed. She wondered if her words had any effect at all on the blind Goth. She eventually concluded that once again, she was imagining things.

"Hell, she probably hates me more than ever. Well so much for that." Tori thought, with some sadness, as she turned her attention away from Jade.

It was a short time later, when she finally glanced in the direction of Jade's table, did she notice that Jade was gone. Though she tried to avoid it, Tori wondered when Jade left or where she went. Her mind drifted back to yesterday and what she could have done differently.

"So beautiful, so talented, so angry, so lost." Tori muttered.

"I'm sorry Tori, but did you say something." Andre asked, knocking Tori's thought process off track.

Tori simply shook her head. "No, it was nothing."

After lunch, school proceeded as normal. Jade did show up in the two classes that she was in with Tori. In each case Tori observed as Jade came in, found an empty seat and sat quietly. After each class, the Goth quickly got her stuff and left the room. She seemed to vanish as soon as she exited the room.