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CHAPTER 1

☁ Luna ☁

❝He's beautiful with those eyes that haven't seen the world.❞

Luna sits across Johannah, the warm cup of tea between her hands. ''How are you?'' Johannah asks, smiling. The smile isn't filled with happiness as it usually is, but with pity. It's filled with pity towards Luna.

Luna smiles shyly. ''I'm okay, thank you for asking'', she answers, sipping the liquid from the cup.

Johanna nods, licking her lips. ''Well, there was a reason I invited you here'', she says. Luna nods, starting to get worried. Luna has always been one of those who gets worried over something little, or big. ''You know my son, Louis?'' Johannah mumbles, which makes Luna purse her lips.

''Yes.''

''Well, he's in the hospital'', she says. Luna doesn't dare to ask why for the hint of hurt in Johannah's voice. ''And he really needs someone to talk with. I am a horrible mother for not doing it, but I can't. I have work, and I really can't afford to be even one day off,'' Luna understands Johannah. She has so many kids, a big house, she needs money. 

Luna nods as a sign for Johannah to continue. ''And I'd really love you even more if you could just talk to him. For a couple hours, nothing more, I can pay you. But just a little... I'm begging you, Luna.''

Luna feels her heart melt but breaks at the same time. She puts the cup down, turning to Johannah. ''Of course, I will. Johannah, you know I'd do anything that I can to make you feel better in your life'', she says. Luna had once a tough life when her mother would be working and her father would just get drunk.

Johannah always lets Luna come to her home, feeding her and giving her a place to sleep in, when she was smaller and didn't get the love of a mother she needed. At least from her own mother. ''Without money'', Luna adds. ''I don't need it. You need it more.''

Johannah nods, hugging Luna. ''I promise to talk with him, tomorrow.''

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The next day Luna stands in front of Louis's room, her hand on the cool handle of the door. She feels rather nervous as she opens the door, walking in the room with small noises. ''I'm not hungry enough to eat your food'', Louis mumbles.

Luna noticed the fluffy hair of the colour brown pushed messily against the pillow, with Louis' closed eyes facing the ceiling. 

''Oh'', Luna says. ''Well, I have chocolate if you don't want the hospital food'', she smiles. Louis looks up, not looking directly at Luna. ''Hello, Louis'', Luna says, walking

He takes a deep breath. ''Hi Luna, I'm Louis and I'm blind'', he smiles softly as he looks at the wall, laying on the hospital bed. ''And I have cancer. I'm a bit sad about that, but it's okay'', he flashes a new, bright smile that makes me want to cry. He smiles for seconds before opening his mouth again. ''The perks of the medication not working is that I get to keep my hair, cool isn't?'' 

And Luna could only smile at the amount of humour he had in his voice during the rough times until Louis decided to open his mouth once more. ''And the not perks are that nobody likes to talk to me because I'll always be the kid with cancer.''

''I'm sure that's not true.''

Louis smiled softly, sighing, ''Would you talk with me, then?''