Blindness

Zhi Min’s eyelids trembled under the morning sun, shining through the window, his eyes slowly opened.Shaking his head, he stood up and stretched his arms.

He felt a stinging pain from his eye suddenly, when he placed his hand on his eye, he felt a liquid on the side.He removed his hand and stared at his hand.

‘Blood?strange…’

He quickly wiped his eyes and his vision blurred.

A searing pain once again invaded his eyes

“Argh!”

He fell to the ground and his surroundings began to blur even more.He clenched his right eye and gritted his teeth tightly, not letting another sound out.

“Ng”

Both his eyes became blurry and his mind blanked.

He shut his eyes under the pain, but when he opened them, the world was no longer the same.No, it was the same, yet he could no longer see it.

His hands trembled as he placed his hand on his eyes

“Blindness…”

He muttered to himself, a deep sense of despair befell him as he looked around the room.He couldn’t see anything…

He clenched his hand and stood up

‘I didn’t leave the orphanage just to waste away…”He grit his teeth and reached out his hand for his surroundings.

He walked around feeling his surroundings, he soon felt something similar to that of a door.He opened it and realised it was the closet, he felt the different clothes for his uniform and took them out.After spending time figuring out which side of the clothes is which, he spent more time changing into them.

“Zhi Zhi, why are you taking so long today!”A voice rang out from behind the room door

Zhi Min turned to the source of the sound

“Ah, I woke up late, sorry boss”She replied quickly

Qing Rui felt something was wrong but didn’t enter

“Alright, I made breakfast already, come back early today to help out the cafe”She called out and left

Zhi Min nodded to himself and changed into his uniform.He walked towards the door and opened the door, the colours in his eyes were faint and it lost its usual luster.From its usual jade green colour, it was now a damp green.

He walked out the room and felt the walls.After finding out which direction he had to go, he walked towards the exit of the cafe.He didn’t eat the breakfast and left immediately, the moment he walked out the store, the insecure feeling struck him.

He trembled slightly before walking the usual direction he is used to.He stuck close to the wall and felt out where he was.He relied on his ears to know if anyone was approaching him so he would move slightly away to avoid bumping into people.

He would hear cars driving by her but one caught his attention.It stopped beside him, the screeching of the wheel made him turn his head.

“I knew I saw a familiar figure, Zhi Min, why are you walking so strangely?”The familiar voice took Zhi Min by surprise, it was Xie Bi, the young man pursuing Zhi Min for the first two days of school.

Zhi Min turned his head and continued to walk while sticking close to the wall.Xie Bi found Zhi Min’s actions to be strange so he got out of his car and walked over.

“Young master, please get back in, we need to get you to your class as soon as possible”The driver called out

Xie Bi ignored him

“Zhi Min, why aren’t you replying?”Xie Bi stuck closer and asked

Zhi Min didn’t turn back

“I’m a guy, stop following me”He said adamantly

Xie Bi smiled

“Even if the teacher said you’re a guy, I refuse to believe it, come on, I’ll give you a ride”He stood in front of Zhi Min and said.

Zhi Min didn’t hear his footsteps since he was talking to him just down and didn't stop so he ended up bumping into Xie Bi.

They both fell back but Xie Bi managed to get a hold of himself before he fell.Zhi Min however fell to the ground.

“Zhi Min, you…”He was about to say something but when he saw Zhi Min’s eyes, he stopped

“What?”Zhi Min didn’t know what he saw and asked before standing back up

“Your eyes...they were fine yesterday, what happened”He walked over and asked

Zhi Min realised what he meant

“Its none of your business”Zhi Min said and walked past him

Xie Bi gritted his teeth and grabbed Zhi Min’s arm

“No, with how your eyes are now, you’ll get hurt, I’m dropping you off whether you like it or not”Zhe Min was pulled by him, he tried to resist but was still pulled along by him.

He pulled Zhi Min into the car and buckled him up

“I will drop you off everyday from now on, don’t think about getting away from me, when I want something, I will get it”Xie Bi said confidently

Zhi Min frowned, but his impression on Xie Bi was slightly better.Zhi Min sat quietly in the car, the driver would give him a strange look once in a while before driving.Xie bi glanced at him every now and then.

“What happened to your eyes?”He asked again

Zhi Min replied

“I don’t know, my eyes became this way this morning”he replied calmly

Xie Bi waved his hand in front of Zhi Min’s face as if he was verifying what he had said.

Zhi Min didn’t react, he sat there motionlessly which confirmed Xie Bi’s thoughts.

“I will take you to my personal doctor, in this city, no one can top him in the medical field”Xie Bi said confidently

Zhi Min shook his head

“I dislike owing favours, also, I doubt your doctor can heal my eyes”Zhi Min said slowly

Xie Bi frowned, Zhi Min’s words hurt his pride but he didn’t stop there.

“Even if you say no, I will still take you there, don’t worry, you will be able to see in no time”He smiled and said

Zhi Min sighed and looked out the window.He then channeled his spiritual strength into his eyes once again, from nothing, his vision became red.Slowly figures entered his field of vision.Outlines...he could see the bare minimum!

Zhi Min closed his eyes and stopped the channeling, his vision once again became empty.A light smile crept onto his smile.But he hid the smile right after, hoping Xie Bi didn’t see.

After a few more minutes of silence, they reached the school.Zhi Min got out relatively slowly, he walked out the car while reaching out his hand to make sure nothing was in the way.

“Eh, is that Zhi Min?Wah, he just got out of young master Xie’s car!”

“Ah?I thought he disliked Xie Bi”

“Who knows, maybe there's a story behind them two”

The girls began to discuss what they had seen.Zhi Min heard the discussions from afar but ignored it.He walked forward, hoping not to bump into anyone.Xie Bi ran up after him.

“Wait up, why did you leave so quickly”He called out

Zhi Min frowned

“I already complied with you when you dragged me into your car, why do I need to wait for you as well?”Zhi Min asked

“Well, I was worried you’d get hurt with your eyes”He scratched his face and said

Zhi Min kept walking

“My ears are enough”

Xie Bi grabbed Zhi Min’s arm

“Do you think you can just act tough like that?I-”

Zhi Min grabbed his arm and turned while flipping him over his back.Xie Bi landed on his back and the impact caused him to feel a little dazed.

“Before I was still in a decent mood so I didn’t use much force when you pulled me in, but do this again, I promise you will get more than just a fall”Zhi min released his arm and walked off.

Xie Bi got up and stared at Zhi Min, his face was ever so slightly red

‘Beautiful, even when she’s angry’ He thought to himself

The students watching were all shocked by this advancement, Zhi Min actually performed a judo flip on Xie Bi!

Zhi Min walked into the hallways, there was the sound of footsteps everywhere, so Zhi Min walked extra slowly so he wouldn’t bump into anyone.However, when he was walking, someone purposely nudged him to the wall.

Zhi Min was taken by surprise and hit the wall

“Who”He shouted, the person stood there smiling

“Heh, he’s just got a pretty face, why are all the girls so fond of him?”The young man sneered and said

Zhi Min frowned and looked around

“Brat, I’m talking to you!”The young man shouted

Zhi Min still didn’t know who was talking to him, he scratched his head and turned to where the source of the voice was.The young man snickered

“What?too scared to say a word?”He walked closer towards Zhi Min and smirked

Zhi Min heard that there was now only one pair of footsteps now.The others seemed to have stopped and were watching from the side.

Zhi Min looked blankly at where the one footstep was coming from, he tilted his head and waited for him to say something.

“Brat, what's with that expression, am I insignificant in your eyes!Care dammit!”He shouted and kicked Zhi Min’s stomach.

Zhi Min fell back and coughed a few times.But he didn’t let out any sound after that, he got up quietly as if the kick never happened before turning to walk off.

The young man was infuriated, he grabbed Zhi Min’s shoulder and was about to punch when Zhi Min turned his head.His right eye was now red and stared at him coldly.

“Had enough fun?”Zhi Min spoke up, he grabbed the hand that grabbed him and pulled him in.

The young man was pulled in with ease, Zhi Min then pulled his head back before slamming it into his head.Zhi Min then grabbed him by the hair.

“That kick hurts like crap, but I wasn’t bothered to do anything yet you still dared to touch me”Zhi Min raised his other hand and smacked his face.

The young man’s left cheek began to swell up and turned bright red.

“Hm, one side of your face is red and swollen from that smack, but I have OCD, let me fix the other side as well”He raised his hand once again and smacked the other side of the young man’s cheeks.

“Better”Zhi Min smiled and threw the young man aside, his right eye returned back to the dull green and his vision once again faded.

Zhi Min then tidied her shirt before looking around.

“Um, which way is class zero?”He scratched the back of his head and said with an awkward smile

A student pointed in a direction and said

“Just down that hallway”He said

Zhi Min walked towards the source of the sound and squinted his eyes

“eep”The student got frightened and backed off

Zhi min smiled

“Sorry, I can’t see, can you point again, I’ll need to  feel your arm to know which direction it is”Zhi Min said lightly and smiled

The student took a glance at Zhi Min’s eyes and was shocked, his eyes didn’t have the luster it was meant to have.

“Ah, I’m sorry, I got a bit scared, your previous actions were a bit...well”He said with a trace of awkwardness

Zhi Min smiled brightly

“Don’t sweat it”He said gently

The student went into a daze when he saw that smile, so did the others around him.Both boys and girls, stared at his face with an empty expression as if that was the only thing they could see.

“ahem?”Zhi Min let out a cough to snap them out of that trance

“Ah, i-its just straight ahead and turn right”He said and pointed out his hand once again

Zhi Min reached out his hand and felt the arm, he touched from the shoulder to the tip of the fingers.The student blushed when Zhi Min touched his hand, then Zhi Min let out a smile and released his hand.

“Thank you”Zhi Min then turned and walked towards that direction, the student felt a bit of disappointment that Zh Min didn't hold his hand for a bit longer but then shook his head.The others beside him stared at him, regretting not answering Zhi Min’s question sooner, or they may have gotten the chance instead of him.

But then they realised something

“H-he beat Wang Po so easily, a-and he was blind!”They realised Zhi Min’s actions a bit later, but it was a shocking discovery.

“Who cares, he deserved it, I never liked him anyways”

“But is he alright?Wang po kicked him in the stomach”

They turned in the direction Zhi Min left off and noticed that he was no longer there, but his figure flickered in their minds.

Zhi Min placed his hand on the wall and soon felt a door, he opened it and walked in.

“Who are you?”A voice came from the front of the room

Zhi Min realised he walked into the wrong room

“Sorry, I entered the wrong room”He was about to walk out when the teacher walked over

“Don’t lie, we don’t have any new students today so it's impossible to enter the wrong room, what's your real purpose?”The teacher was a woman, she had a strong bearing and gave off a fierce feeling.

“I really did enter the wrong room”Zhi Min replied

The teacher frowned and dragged Zhi Min into the classroom

“I will be keeping a watch on you for this class period, until you confess, you will be staying here”She said and seated him down beside her on the desk.Zhi Min felt wronged but sat there quietly, not bothered to say anything else.

‘...I’m bored…’

He thought to himself and closed his eyes, the teacher saw that Zhi Min closed his eyes and slapped the back of his head.

“No sleeping”She said sternly

Zhi Min pouted and crossed his arms, he didn’t look around as no matter where he looked, everything would be the same anyways.Using his power would only tire him out so he didn’t do so.

Time passed slowly, students that entered the classroom would glance at him, shocked by how pretty he was even though he was a boy.However, one certain student who walked in paused and stared at Zhi Min in shock.

“Why are you here?I thought you were in class zero”He walked over and asked

Zhi Min turned his head

“Who are you again?”He asked

The student felt depressed but answered anyways

“I’m the one who showed you the way before”He said

Zhi min seemed enlightened

“Ah, its you, I took a wrong turn and now I’m here, the teacher wouldn’t let me go either”Zhi Min laughed awkwardly and said

The teacher glanced at the student

“Do you know him?”She asked

The student nodded

“Yes, his eyes can’t see so I showed him the direction to his class but it seems he took a wrong turn”The student said

The teacher turned to Zhi Min and stared at his eyes

“Ah, you should have said so, I’m so sorry, quick, since you two know each other, you take him back to his class before he gets punished by his teacher, the class zero teacher is known for being strict”She said hurriedly

The student nodded and led Zhi Min out

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