2007

"Jisoo yah!"

A sixteen year old girl halted in her tracks and turned towards the source of the sound. Her pale pink lips broke into a grin as her best friend Jennie ran up to her and linked their arms together.

"Hey Jen." Jisoo smiled.

"How is it that you always know it's me? I swear, you have a gift my dear." Jennie said whilst pouting cutely.

"You have to give me credit, Jennie yah." Jisoo laughed. "I have known for ten years. If I couldn't identify your voice that would make me the worst best friend in the whole universe."

"That's true."Jennie grinned.

Jisoo and Jennie have been friends since they were six, having lived together in the same neighbourhood. They did everything together. They went to the same schools, tuitions, hang with the same group of friends. They were inseparable.

"Here let me help." Jennie reached out and took Jisoo's white cane from her. She folded it and placed it inside Jisoo's school bag.

Jisoo smiled and nodded her thanks.

Yes. She is blind.

When she was four, a lump was found in her brain. The cost of removing the lump was her eyesight. She was never quite the same after that.

On the outside she seemed like any other girl. She had ebony black hair, plump red lips and porcelain skin. But, her eyes, where they used to spark with mischief has gone dull. It was like the life had gone out.

She tried her best to conceal the pain of losing her