The Sight of Sound

Chapter 1: Life Crash

Hi! This is where the story starts for real. Enjoy. :-)

Bailey's perspective

Why? Why me? Why did I have to be the gay, mentally-retarded cripple that I am. Yes, I'm retarted; I'm talking to myself for God's sake! "Cripple?", I hear you ask. Yup, that's me. My mother and I got into a car crash 3 years ago due to some fat, drunkard carelessly switching motorway lanes. I changed that day. I grew up. It's quite hard not to when you're standing, soaked in blood, blind in the middle of the M20. The M20 being the road where my mother had just died and was lying in amongst the scraps of a small car. Don't pity me though. I'm sure you've got something better or more important to be doing than pitying the boy who nobody cares about. Except Dad. And Nathan. Nathan's the best; with his concerned expression, angelic laugh and endless beauty. It's so easy to get lost inside those bewitching eyes of his... Anyway, I'll get back to that heart theft. I'm so grateful to my Dad. Without him I'd have nothing. No home, no family. No sight even. He's an inventor. The one who made my implant and the one who gave me the ability to see again. In some ways, I wish I'd stayed blind. Then he wouldn't have been hired by the British Institute of Optometry (A/N I don't own the business, no copyright infringement intended) and would actually be at home sometimes. And I wouldn't be made fun of, behind my back of course, for my large headset which looks like some aviation goggles. Though I shouldn't complain. I'm better off than my mother; at least that's the way other people see it. The scars riddling my arms and entire body would see it differently... though I shouldn't complain. Back to Nathan. He's in my class at school, form 9G that is, and he's the only person who fully understands me. I've had a gigantic crush on him for two years, ever since he found me in the showers (fully clothed, don't worry) with a razor clasped in hand and in a pool of my own blood. So caring. He's the only reason I look forward to school tomorrow, marking the end of my Christmas. Anyway, seeing the big day's just around the corner I should get some sleep. Bye mind! I'm so strange...

Enjoy life beautiful readers!