Great Expectations 3
She walked toward the light. She felt a slight tug on the leash and realized that she had to stop. She guessed that the light was red and that was the reason the dog came to a halt. However she could feel the breeze of people passing by her and was curious as to why the dog stopped walking. Suddenly the dog pulled and they continued on their everyday route. Past the bakery, where she could smell the most delicious breads and pastries; she walked past the hair salon on her left and then the car garage. She learned of all these places when she moved to the little town because her kind mother explained it all to her in great detail. As she felt the side walk tilt up a touch she knew she was close to the comfort and safety of her home. The dog then stopped and she felt around for her key she spent a good seven minutes trying to fit the key into the hole. She climbed the never-ending spiral staircase and made a cup of tea. It was getting cold out, but she recalled the warm sun hitting her face as she walked westward towards her apartment earlier. She sat on the windowsill and listened. She listened to the children running by as they did everyday and heard the rush hour traffic slowly build and then fade. She so
She was up late that night thinking about what her mother had to say when she arrived the next day. Maybe mother was going to move to be closer to be with her, but that was not realistic considering her life was in Boston. She figured that she would just wait to hear the news. If anything good had come out of her blindness is was her patience. She didn't get frustrated and was always calm and collected. Maybe because when she was younger people were always patient with her. The doctors, her mother and the people that spent countless hours teaching her to read braille and getting to know her seeing eye dog, Niagara. Teaching her every pull, every tug and every sound. Niagara was her best friend and he enabled her to go out into the world with some confidence and pride. She felt that was important. Her mother climbed the spiral staircase. She never understood why it was a spiral one; there was plenty of room to have just built a normal staircase and it wouldn't be as difficult to climb. She reached the top and they flung their arms around each other. They embraced for quite some time and she began running her hands up and down her mother's face. "When are you coming?" She asked, and her mother exclaimed, "Hi darling, how was your day?" It was her mother and there was nothing more comforting and soothing then her voice. It was her mother that always stood by her. It was her mother's voice that she had woken up to in the hospitals after surgery. It was something that was hers alone, her mother. She went on to explain her day which was pretty similar to the one before and the one before that. Her mother explained about hers and continued to tell her that she was coming to visit and was bringing exciting news. Sari went home. Her mom stayed with her until she was fine on her own. She explained everything, every colour, every letter every cooking utensil. There was definitely need for explanation. It was like Sari was reborn. She looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't see anything wrong, she didn't criticize, and in fact she liked her looks. She now had confidence. People didn't stare at her anymore; she loved herself. How could she love other people properly if she wasn't happy with who she was. Sari now loved life and she saw everything from then on in a whole new perspective. She could see, she was Sari. "I will see you soon, mom" she exclaimed!
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Approximate Word count = 1731
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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