Ramblings

Levar's Short

***Levar hadn't tried to paint again since he'd lost his sight. Though his scars were healed, a new pain had set in that no doctor could address. Would his hands be able to bring the image to life without his eyes to guide them? Would inspiration strike in the darkness? There was only one way...***

to get this new nurse, Susan, to leave him alone, by trying again to find out. He had her set up a palette with the colors in the order he had always put them. He was beginning to realize as he thought about all of this that he had always been meticulous about this before, making sure that everything was just right before painting. It would come in handy now for sure. He set her to putting all of his brushes out in the correct order. After she placed a canvas on the easel and guided his hands around to show him were everything was, she stepped back to allow him to work. 

"Here goes nothing..." He said as he drew in a deep breath as he dipped a brush into what he hoped was paint. 

He lifted his brush to the canvas and thought of what he wanted to create. His heart ached at the thought of never being able to enjoy his own work again, but he prayed the images he could picture in his head would be enough. He hoped beyond hope that the particular image he had settled on for today would translate to the canvas. He had told Susan that he didn't want any help at all, even if he started messing up terribly. When he had finished, he asked her what she saw.

"Beach. Either sunrise or sunset..." He sucked in a deep breath, obviously shocked that her response was what he was aiming for.

"Some of your smaller details are off, but overall it looks amazing. You'll be back to creating masterpieces in no time." He could hear the smile in her voice as she spoke and for the first time since his accident, he had hope.