I'll Be Seeing You by Lurlene McDaniel

Author:Lurlene McDaniel [Lurlene McDaniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780307776419
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2010-10-26T22:00:00+00:00

“My friends were suitably impressed.” Kyle was eating dinner in Carley’s room. Their trays were spread out on the small table near the window, and the TV played softly in the background.

“That’s nice,” Carley said, grateful that he couldn’t see how little she was eating. She didn’t have much of an appetite tonight.

“What did you think of them?”

She started. Why hadn’t she pressed Janelle for more details? “They seemed nice.”

“Nice?” Kyle cocked his head. “Steve practically fell over your chair. Did he hurt your leg?”

“No. I’m fine.”

“Is anything wrong?” His expression looked puzzled.

“No. Why do you ask?”

He touched his meat loaf, gave the plate a small turn, and cut off a piece with his fork. Carley realized he’d become quite adept at feeding himself despite his blindness. “You—um—sounded funny today.”

“Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?” She tried to laugh off his observation, but her heart began to thud.

“I don’t know. Your voice sounded different to me this afternoon. Not like your usual self. I’ve grown used to your voice and the way it sounds. I like it.”

“How does my voice sound?”

“Sort of sexy.”

She giggled with pure pleasure. Her voice was hers alone, and he liked it. She didn’t have to speak through her sister’s mouth. It was Carley’s voice Kyle heard. “Sexy? Me?”

“That’s what I said.” He grinned. “When all you have is someone’s voice to go on, you notice the smallest change. And today you just didn’t sound like yourself.”

“Um—I had a little allergy attack right before I came by to see you. Maybe that made me sound different.”

“Maybe so.” He still acted perplexed, but she didn’t pursue it and decided to change the topic to get his mind on something else. “So, have you heard how much longer you’ll be locked in this place?”

“My doctor hasn’t said. How about you?”

“The antibiotic is working fine—no fever for days. I’ll get another X ray tomorrow.”

“So you may be leaving sooner than me.”

“I’ve been here for over a week and I’d like to leave. Wouldn’t you?”

“Sure.” But his tone was hesitant. “It’s a little scary, though, thinking of going outside these walls when I still can’t see.”

“Will someone be with you when you go home?”

He shook his head. “Both my folks work, so I’ll have to be on my own for most of the day. It wouldn’t be so bad if I could see. I’m behind in all my schoolwork and I’m in accelerated classes. I’ll probably never catch up.”

“Are we having a pity party?”

“You’re not going to let me feel sorry for myself? Not even just a little?”

“It won’t help.” Carley toyed with her fork. She wasn’t being insensitive to his plight, but she knew how senseless it was to sit around complaining about what couldn’t be changed. Life went on whether a person participated in it or not. “But I know how it feels to be swamped with schoolwork. That’s enough to give anybody a downer.”

He laughed. “Well, I’m not ready to learn braille and I don’t want to spent the summer in school, so I’m not sure how I’ll catch up.

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