Sightless Love (gxg) {intersex}

CHAPTER 8

Nadine

I still couldn't believe I saw Alex, she looked so handsome and mature. She wasn't mean like she used to be, and she was such a gentlewoman.

"You knew?" I asked my mother after everyone left, we were still in the meeting room and she was seated in her place. She rubbed her face in frustration and nodded.

"She came to visit Beth for a business meeting, I didn't know she was blind till yesterday" my mom explained in a frustrated tone, I leaned on the table and sighed. I wonder what happened to her, was it a terrible accident?

I looked at the table and noticed the folded cane she uses on it, I grabbed it and looked at it curiously. She must've forgotten it, I'll give it to her next time I see her.

"Who's that Jeffrey guy who came in later?" I asked, that was the same guy who changed my tire this morning. Which weirded me out a bit and made me think, was it a coincidence?

"Oh Jeff, he's Alex's...bodyguard." My mom said but something told me she wasn't saying the truth, like she was hiding something for me. Since yesterday, when she met Alex, she's been acting weird.

"Why does she have to meet Beth tonight? I thought she only holds business related meetings?" All types of questions were running through my head and I could tell my mom was getting tired and frustrated but of course I know her, if she doesn't want to tell me anything she won't even if she gets death threats from my momma.

"Nadine, stop overthinking everything. They know each other...somehow." she stood up walking towards me, she gave me her hand as if asking me to give her Alex's stick.

"I'll give it to her myself" I said walking past her and made my way towards the door, I heard her sigh and I rolled my eyes. Something seems off about everything, I don't know what it is but I will do very soon.

I'll ask my mom or Beth to give me Alex's number and I'll call her, I want to know what happened to her eyes. They were so white and vague, all that smiling she did wasn't real. It was just an act to hide something, her pain maybe?

I went home and took a shower, I was still too deep in thoughts that I didn't see my momma walk it.

"Jesus! You scared me" I jumped holding my chest, she was sitting on my bed with a small smile.

"I heard Alex is here, how is she?" She asked, how am I supposed to know how she is, I didn't find the courage to talk to her and she left urgently before I could have a normal conversation with her. I opened my closet and grabbed a hoodie, panties and shorts. I changed inside the closet then walked out with a towel around my hair.

"I don't know momma, she didn't seem fine at all. She was smiling and all but I could tell something was wrong." I said sitting next to her, my momma wrapped her arm around my shoulder and I laid against her.

"She's blind, I don't know how or when that happened. But her eyes...." I didn't know what happened but I found my tears on the verge of falling, I felt so bad and guilty. I felt like somehow it was my fault, even though I don't know what I did exactly.

"My god, that's horrible. Poor Alex...sweetheart you go talk to her and try to be there for her. It must be very hard to constantly live in the dark" what my momma said only made me feel worse, I felt the warm tears fall down my cheeks.

"I feel so bad momma, my conscience is torturing me" I put my head in my hands while my momma was rubbing my back trying to comfort me.

"It's okay honey, sometimes we feel guilty for things we didn't even do. We believe we could've changed the outcome by at least helping or trying, but you can't read the future Nadine. You wouldn't have known Alex would go blind" She said softly, I pulled back taking a deep breath to try and stop the tears from falling.

"Now, all you can do is be there for her. Okay?" I nodded and gave a smile, she kissed my head and went out of my room leaving me deep in my thoughts. After a few long minutes of sitting and not doing anything, I finally decided to send my mom a text.

'send me Alex's number' -me

'what do you need it for?' -mom

'just please send it' -me

'I wanna check if she got home safe' -me

'I'll see if Bethany has it' -mom

I left her on seen and went to dry my hair, when I was done I checked my phone and I found that my mom sent me a number. I stared at it for a second before typing 'hello', I quickly deleted the text because what the hell was I thinking. She's blind.

"I'm so stupid" I mumbled and dialed her number, I waited as the phone rung in my ear. Just when I was about to hang up someone picked up.

"Hello?" Her raspy voice was heard, I should've thought of what to say before I called because now that I heard her voice I forgot how to speak.

"Who is it?" She asked, I cleared my throat and stood up because it was habit of me when I talk on the phone I start walking around until I'm tired.

"It's...Nadine." I said in a low voice, I heard her hum in realization.

"Nadine..." She said my name and it only made things worse for my heart. When I didn't say anything she chuckled and that made my cheeks warm up.

"Well, Nadine. To what do I own this pleasure?" She asked, I sighed and pushed my hair out of my face.

"I- well I just..." I stuttered out nervously,

"It's alright darling, take your time" she replied, good lord what was happening to me. It was hard for me to find my words or the correct rhythm for my heartbeats.

"How are you?" I finally asked, I was walking in circles in my room waiting for her to answer.

"I'm good now that I heard your voice" she said, I could hear the smirk in her voice. This idiot would never lose that smug attitude, I smiled biting my bottom lip.

"I just wanted to check on you that's it" I said laying back on my bed, I stared at the ceiling but not really focused on the patterns.

"Oh really? You're worried about me? Cute..." she chuckled making me roll my eyes but the smile never once left my face.

"How about you check on me face to face, hm? you know, to make sure I'm really okay" She asked again making my eyebrows raise in confusion.

"What do you mean?" I asked sitting up,

"I'm asking you to hangout, Nadine" she laughed slightly, my eyes were already wide in surprise. Was she asking me on a date? Or was my brain playing games on me?

"Are you asking me on a date?" I asked with a smirk, I laid back again waiting for her to answer me. With how quiet the call was I think I hit a nerve, she finally hummed and answered.

"Whatever you want it to be, darling"

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-S