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Chapter 425
Gabriela
The enclave’s optometrist was a cyclops, which was a little surprising. Not only
had I never met any of the
famous one-eyed clan, I'd never heard of one going into any kind of medicine.
The most I'd known about them was that they were mountain folk who kept to
themselves.
“You're in good hands with Dr. Alonius,” said the receptionist, a petite Fae with a
cheerful smile. “He's been
part of Brightsky almost since it began. Have a seat. He'll be with you in just a
few minutes.”
“I've been putting this off,” I said with an embarrassed smile. “I'm not sure why.”
As I took a seat in the comfortable waiting chair, I felt the urge to run out of the
office rising in me again.
It had taken everything I had to make the appointment in the first place, and now
that I was here, all I could
think about was how horrible it would be if something bad happened to my eyes.
No matter how I tried to tell myself it was foolishness, I couldn't stop myself from
imagining, over and over, that when the doctor put the
lenses in front of my eyes to test my vision, the glass would break and shatter
splinters into my eyeballs.
It was enough to make me run screaming from the waiting room. Only the pain in
my head kept me in the
chair. I knew something was going on with my vision, and I didn’t want to risk it
being something important.
In the office, Dr. Alonius beamed a broad smile at me. His large eye, centered in
the middle of his bald
forehead, shone with good humor through the single bifocal lens. I felt much
more at ease.
“Go ahead, ask me,” he said as he settled himself on a rolling stool. “Everyone
wants to.”
“I'm not sure..."
“Why does a man with only one eye go into optometry?” Dr. Alonius laughed with
a hearty guffaw. “Well,
the answer, my friend, is that when you only have one, you want to be extra sure
you take good care of it. I
decided I wanted to do the same for as many others as I could.”
“You're making me feel a lot better,” I admitted. “Ive been having some weird
anxiety about my eyes. I know an eye exam shouldn't hurt, and yet...”
“No fear. I've got you.” Dr. Alonius scooted forward to begin the exam.
It wasn't the first time I'd had my eyes examined. Wolves don't tend to need
glasses until we get much older, but a number of years ago I'd suddenly had a
flare up of strange vision anomalies that felt very much like what had been going
on lately. I told the doctor about them when he rolled his stool out of the way after
he'd finished the exam.
“I can’t see anything going on, so I can set your mind at ease about problems
with your eyes themselves. As for needing a prescription,you've got superb
vision, Gabriela. No need for glasses. Not even readers.” The doctor tilted his
head to study me. His expression was calm, but his brow furrowed in concern.
“Have you seen
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the Brightsky medical staff about the headaches?”
A
“Should 1?”
“If you're truly concerned, but...” He coughed lightly into his fist. “Look, it's a bit
out of line for me even to say anything, so feel free to put me in my place. But is
it possible you're having...anxiety attacks?”
My eyes went wide, and my eyebrows went up.
Way up. “Anything's possible.”
“It's just that I know you and your family have had some hardships to deal with.
All of that tension could lead to headaches and changes in your vision. I do want
to relieve you, though. I can see nothing to worry about with your eyes
themselves.”
I was relieved, and let out a breath I'd been holding while I waited to hear the
verdict on my vision. It
stuttered out of me on a flurry of soft giggles that grew louder, until I had to clap a
hand over my mouth to
hold them back. After a moment, Dr. Alonius joined me. The two of us laughed
hard for a minute more before
we tapered into a comfortable silence.
“That was unexpected,” he said with another bright grin.
liked this man. He had a calming, easy demeanor and gentle way about him that
was so different than
Orion had ever been. I blushed, realizing I'd been staring.
“I'll walk you out,” Dr. Alonius said as he stood and offered me his hand.
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I took it. His was so much bigger that
it fully engulfed mine. He squeezed
mine gently before letting it go. The
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Maybe I should get your number,” he
said quietly as we stared at each

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other. “Just in case, mean. Um, if any
of these readings turn out to
f Id call !

be..um... of concern. I could call you.
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1 couldn't hold back my smile. “I'd like that.”
With a spring in my step, I headed back home.
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For the first time in what felt like an
entire lifetime, it felt like I might
actually have a good future ahead of
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me. A home here in Brightsky.
Friends.
The possibility of something even more.
Happiness.