I sit on the edge of the dock, dipping my feet in and out of the clear, blue water. 'I can't wait to tell Curtis!' I think to myself. I hope I'm not early. I check my watch and it reads: 3:00. Nope. In fact, he's late! Hmmm. I'll wait. No harm in that.
I wait for hours and hours with no sign of Curtis. It starts getting chilly, as it's 4:00 now. Is he still coming? He never forgets. In fact, I got a text from him at around 2:45 saying that he was on his way. His mom was supposed to drop him off. I'm still waiting at the pier, combing through my long, brown hair with my fingers. I shiver. Why wasn't Curtis here? Doesn't he know I've been waiting for at least and hour and a half? I stand up with crossed arms and I hear my ringtone of Beethoven's fifth symphony go off along with some synchronized buzzing. I pick up the phone and notice it has no caller ID. I answer it anyways, thinking nothing of it. "Hello?"
"Yes. Is this Susan?" A familiar, but worried voice says.
"Mr. Calmeran! Hi! How are you?" I ask.
"Fine, fine. Um... This is kinda hard for me to say. You might wanna get over to the Lilac Hospital. There's been an accident with Mrs. Calmeran and..." He pauses, leaving me to fear the worst, "Curtis." I gasp.
"I'm on my way! Tell me what happened when I get there," I reply, hanging up. I run as fast as I can to my car and hop in. What if Curtis is seriously injured? Is his mom ok? Oh my gosh! Why did this have to happen to him? He's already blind! I start driving. He's so positive and amazing and then this happens. I'm really starting to hate the universe for everything. All of a sudden, as I stop at a stop light, my vision flickers back to black and white. I start to sob, quietly. My vision flickers again and returns to color. This time, it still feels grey, though.
