Seaglass by Bridges Chris

Author:Bridges, Chris [Bridges, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-11-23T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Knox? You have a visitor.” Knox looked up and into the doorway of his room. Mike, his roommate, stood to the side so that Knox could see the unmistakable bright halo of hair belonging to his sister.

“Kay? What the heck are you doing here?” He went to her immediately and wrapped his arms around her tiny frame.

“Well, you didn’t want to come home for Christmas. I missed you, you big jerk.” She said when he put her back down on her feet.

“Sorry. It just didn’t seem worth the trouble.”

Kayla arched up one perfect eyebrow. “Yeah, you’re such a pain in the ass.”

He laughed. “C’mon, let’s get out of here and go grab some coffee.” He said as he pulled her back through the apartment he shared with three other students.

Kayla followed down the stairwell and out the door. Once outside, she bundled her long coat against the harsh January weather. “Where to?”

“It’s just around the corner.”

“Okay.”

She watched as Knox reached out his gloved hand and put in on her elbow and then curled his fingers around her upper arm. “Is this okay?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“It’s called a sighted lead.”

“Oh.”

“Just walk normally. I can feel it if there’s a change in terrain.”

Kayla began walking but felt herself holding her breath. She couldn’t tell if Knox was actually relying on her for guidance or just practicing, but either way she felt the heavy responsibility of keeping him safe. They’d kept in touch by phone and email, but he’d been a little vague whenever she’d pressed him for details about what he was learning or how he was doing. Finally, she’d had enough of him blowing her off and had grabbed a flight to Littleton to see for herself. He was her brother, after all, and she was not about to let him build a wall around himself that kept her out.

“Here’s the coffee shop.” She said as she stopped in front of the glass doors. Knox released her arm and stepped ahead of her to open the door. She walked through ahead of him and into a charming shop filled with the heavenly scent of coffee and freshly baked pastries.

“Knox!” A gray-haired grandmother-type announced from behind the counter.

“Hi Marge.”

“Your favorite table’s open. I’ll be there in a jiff.”

“Thanks.”

Knox moved confidently to a little two-top table in the back corner. He sat down and peeled off his outer parka and hat. Kayla slid into the seat opposite him and did the same.

“I guess you’re a regular here.”

Knox grunted. “All the students from the center come here. Marge has more blind customers than sighted ones.”

Just as Kayla was about to respond, Marge appeared with a steaming cup of coffee for Knox and a menu for Kayla.

“Here’s your dark roast, kiddo. Pastry of the day is a blueberry scone.”

Knox smiled. “Sounds good.”

“I’ll have that too. And a cup of tea.”

“You got it sweetie.” Marge smiled and then took a long look at Kayla. “Sister, right?”

“Yes.” Kayla smiled in return.

“I knew it. I’ll get your order.”

“Thanks, Marge.”

As the woman walked away, Kayla said, “I think she’s taken a special shine to you, Knox.

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