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I’ve never being able to see. I was born without eyes. Anophthalmia the doctors calls it.

My favorite hobby was to sit in my room in quiet. No sounds, no images, no thoughts. Empty head, empty mind.

I have a service pony. They aren’t as needy as dogs. They do eat a lot tho…

I can’t see you, but I know what you’re looking at. The eyes. Yes, I know. They are looking all around. No, they are not mine.

Let me tell you a story.

I was sitting alone in my room. silence, quiet, empty mind. Then I‌ heard a voice. A raspy voice coming from the back of my mind. The voice said many things, but I couldn’t really understand. Then it suddenly became clear. He whispered close to my ear:

“You want eyes?”

I gasp, “what did you just say?”

“Do you want eyes?”

I gulp. Eyes. The only thing that I wanted. I would finally be able to see. I often have my best friend trying to describe things to me. He is a good friend.

The voice reaches me again, this time I can feel hands around my shoulders.

“You want them?”

"Who are you?"

"Who I am doesn't matter, do you want them or not?"

"..."

I move my arms around trying to feel for someone. Nothing.

I reach behind me, but feel no one, even thought I still can feel the hands in my shoulders.

"I won't come back, it's now or never, child."

"Yes! Yes please! Please give me eyes!"

Silence falls on the room once again. After what seemed like eternity, the voice whispers with a cold breath on my ear:

"It is done. Enjoy."

And with that, I can't feel it's presence anymore. I get up from my bed and walk slowly towards the door. I can feel Cezar touching his muzzle to my hand.

I get my phone from the pouch he carries and call for my friend. I'm quite shaken, so the conversation is very brief.

I move to my living room and sit on the couch, waiting for him to arrive. Some minutes pass and I hear his keys turning on my door.

I gave him a copy of my keys, for emergencies, you know?

"Yo dude, where are you?"

"Living room..."

I say, listening to Cezar's hooves clicking on the floor as he goes to greet Shuos and take him towards me.

"Hey, there you are! You okay man? You sounded weird on the phone and WOAH MAN WHAT!"

I turn my head at him, startled by the sudden screaming.

"What? What is it?"

I can hear his footsteps getting closer.

"What... What is that? What are... Those?

"What is what, Shuos!?"

I get up, I'm scared.

"Please, tell me what's wrong!"

We stand there, in silence, until I can hear him faintly sputtering something.

"Eyes... There are... Eyes..."

I freeze.

"...eyes...?"

"Yeah... What did you do?"

I reach for my face, touching where my eyes should be, but feel nothing.

"No man, not there..."

A shill runs down my spine as I move my hand around my face.

Suddenly I hit something... Wet and squishy on my forehead.

"What... Is this?"

I touch it a little more. I feel it close.

"It's an eye... Can't you see from it?"

When I hear the word eye, my hand recoils from my head, but now I can feel the eye slowly open, blinking sometimes.

I finally get aware of my own body, feeling strange sensations all over.

I remove my shirt in a quick sweep and hear Shuos gasp.

"Woah there are so many!"

I hover my hand around my chest and belly, feeling the eyes flinch and close.

I'm sure there are some at my back too.

"What...? WHAT!? NO! WHY? I JUST WANTED EYES! WHY WOULD IT DO THIS!? WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN!?"

I fall to my knees and can feel Cezar approach me trying to support me back up. My body feels warm as all the eyes around it starts to cry.

I can feel Shuos' hands on my shoulders as he tries to lift me back up.

"Hey hey, it's... Uh... It's okay, man. We'll fix this! Don't worry!"

He sits me down back at my couch and disappears for a little, then comes back and gently puts a glass on my hand.

"Here man, have some water."

After calming myself, Shuos asks for an explanation. I tell him what happened.

Mid explanation he sits down by my side, I can hear his breathing getting heavy. When I'm done, I can feel his hand on my shoulder.

"Sounds like you got scammed from some weird creature demon thing."

I nod slowly, the eyes on my body blinking all in different times.

We stay there, sitting in silence. Then he suddenly gets to his feet.

"Well, as I said before, we'll find a way to get those out of you!"

He takes my hands onto his.

"Don't worry man, I'll be here by your side, as always."

I can feel his warm smile through those words. Oh Shuos, how I miss that friendly and warm smile of yours! If I knew the price that you would pay for my foolishness, I would've never had pulled you along in this journey...

Even though you always tell me that you did it on your own accord...

Now we are both here, stuck with this devilish creature, playing it's dark game.

credits

Lea