The days went by after the surgery and it wasn't like what I saw in movies that after the surgery I'd get to open my eyes and live happily ever after with my loved ones.
It was more of another burden to me. I was so done with hospitals and meds.
"Why the pout, love?" Asked Damon who wasn't in the room when I woke up.
"Well, this is a first" I commented teasingly.
"What?" I heard Damon ask, curiously.
"You, not being by my side when I woke up" I said casually and he snorted before I felt the bed dip indicating his weight on it.
"Did you miss me?" He asked holding my hands.
"Don't ask if you'd hate my answer" I told him and he sighed dejectedly in return.
"Fair enough" He said at last with a heavy heart.
"Why so low? Everything okay?" I asked because I was uncharacteristically concerned for him.
"This is our goodbye day, love" He said sadly while caressing my face. This is what I hated about staying with Damon he can influence me on how to feel. And in turn I became sad.
"Shouldn't that be a good thing?" I asked him softly burrowing in his palm, feeling like a pet I definitely wasn't.
"Well, it IS something worth celebrating for, don't you agree, 'Demon'?" I heard Antonia's cold voice from the door after she cleared her throat breaking us from my daze.
"Well, good morning there. Sorry, I couldn't see you from all those frightful colors on your face" Damon said in an amused voice.
"FYI, This..., is called make up and for those who can see they'd even say that I look amazing" Retorted Antonia making me laugh aloud. She was never good in that department. Make up wasn't her thing.
"Then I'm glad to have my unfiltered eyes and honest tongue" Replied Damon simply.
"What do you know about beauty!"
"I fell for him, that should say a bunch don't you agree?"
"I bet he was drunk when he said yes to you, there no other explanation on how you got him to marry you!" Antonia retorted winning the argument as always. She unconsciously left us speechless, wondering if what she said is true.
We did meet and did everything in between when I was drunk. Does that mean I wouldn't have made out with him sober?.
"Girl, I might be blind but, I could tell just how much of a joker you look right now" I teased to lighten up the mood. I couldn't afford to make the atmosphere turning so awkward that Antonia could realize what she just did.
"Are you bullying me because my husband ain't here?" She complained with a fake sob and I smiled at that.
"Just stating the facts and another thing, my baby ain't a devil Teety, mind your tongue!" I scolded and she chuckled.
"Whatever..." I heard her say with a shrug before I felt lips on my forehead.
"Don't you have work to do?!" Sneered Antonia seriously.
"Don't you have children to raise?" Retorted Damon just as serious.
"The heck!" Cursed Antonia who probably wanted to throw herself at Damon before the doctor came in.
"Should I give you two some space?" Dr Ivan asked with a sigh. He was used to them already.
"Should he?" Asked Damon, turning to Antonia probably with a suggestive glance.
"Why do you always paint me black!" Complained Antonia before I heard a thud.
"Who hit the other one without a reason?" Questioned Damon making Antonia groan in frustration.
"T'sup doc Ivan!" I greeted the man with so much enthusiasm that I was afraid for my throat.
"Morning to you too.I see it's lively as always in here!"
"Aren't they just adorable!" I cooed earning some deafening silence from the crowd.
"Are we still talking about your relatives or your sister's babies?" Asked Dr Ivan confusedly making me and probably nurses laugh aloud.
"How are you today"
"Great! Didn't have a headache since yesterday"
"That's great" I heard Dr Ivan say satisfied before his steps walked up to my bed making my insides churn.
I didn't know just how much I was expecting the surgery to work until that moment. I was praying to everything mighty to see again.
I missed my sight ability!.
"Is everyone you wish to be here present?" Asked Dr Ivan to me probably but it was Antonia who replied to him.
"Well, I'm not so sure of the man standing on your left" She said feigning innocence.
"Aren't you speaking about yourself?" Said Damon with a snort.
"You hear that doctor?! He can't even speak like us!"
"Can you all please focus on the beautiful sick person before you?" I said aloud making them shut up.
"Well?" Asked Dr Ivan.
"Unfortunately, they are all here" I said with a sigh making the doctor chuckle
"You're going to need a lot of prayers since peace and quiet is out of the question here" Dr Ivan jested and I laughed.
"You can stay with me, it's quiet there" Damon suggested softly
"Like hell he'll do that when I'm perfectly capable to take care of him"
"Will you guys stop it? I got my own place!"
"But..." I heard Antonia and Damon speak at once before they both groaned and Antonia humphed.
"No buts! Dr Ivan do your thing so I could escape from them!"
"Well, here goes..." He said before I felt his hands on my head unwounding the gauze slowly making me feel my heart beat on my throat.
I was so afraid to get dissapointed that I forget how to open my eyes or maybe they were glued closed.
"Can you open them?" Dr Ivan asked and I was sent to the point where I saw glasses entering my eyes at a speed of lightning making me flinch in response.
"Or you don't have to!" I heard Damon's panicked voice, taking me in his embrace where I realized that I was trembling so hard I could shake the world like an earthquake.
"You need to open them, if you wish to see again!" Dr Ivan scolded and I held on to Damon for dear life in return.
"What if .. the surgery didn't work?" I asked with a shakey voice.
"How are we gonna know that for sure if you don't even want to open those beautiful eyes of yours?" Whispered Damon to me softly before he kissed my ear making me shiver.
"Are you seriously gonna chicken out right now? Who the heck are you and where did you leave my brave big brother Andy?" I heard Antonia's angry voice.
I was afraid of pain that I was sure I would feel if I open my eyes but, I couldn't let them worry about me even for another minute. So, I did what everyone wanted me to and opened my eyes slowly because I felt a splitting pain going through my head sharply.
"Take it easy, Anderson" Cautioned Dr Ivan.
"That's it, love" I heard Damon cheering me on.
"Don't humiliate the Sybils!" Antonia's sharp encouragement was welcome too.
I couldn't believe that it was me who can see again!.
"You did great, Mr Sybil" Dr Ivan congratulate me before he turned to leave with his people.
"Thank you so much doctor Ivan!" I thanked him excitedly before Damon and Antonia followed suit.
"I did what I could, nothing big" Dr Ivan said before he left the room with a smile on his face.
Before I could even turn to look at Damon and Antonia I was thrown to the bed, on my back while my lips were devoured by a starving beast, hungrily.
"Jesus! Don't you see me here still standing?!" Scolded Antonia to the deafened beast on top of me.
"I'm so happy!" He said leaving my mouth before he kissed my forehead lightly.
And then our eyes met.
Before I was making up faces that can describe Damon the best but, what I saw made me appreciate the God and his working hands. He's really an almighty sculpturing artist.
"Ooh, Andy! You can see again!" Antonia cried before she came to hug me tightly, pushing Damon away.