As the last word was spoken the pain stopped, but the brightness was too much causing Julie to cover her eyes with her hands, letting go of Penny and her cane. “Ow omg, ow penny get help, I think I’m losing my mind. Get help Penny!” She cried out. Not quite understanding what was going on.
“I’ll get help hold on Julie! Hold on I don’t know what’s wrong I’ll get help, bark” Penny said frantically.
Running off, leaving Julie sitting alone on the sidewalk, Julie swore she heard her dog Penny say words. “Great I think I’m having a psychotic break. Dogs do not talk, ai voices don’t sound inside your head. Get a grip, is anyone there? HELP!”
“Julie, Julie Romie is coming! Romie is gonna help, I’m sure he knows what's going on! Penny is here Julie. Penny is always here for her best friend. Please be okay, Can I lead you to the tree? Romie is coming.” Penny said with a small whining noise.
“Are, are you talking Penny?” Shuddered Julie. “I think I’m hallucinating, maybe those mushrooms were bad. I should have had you check for me Penny ha-ha…”
“Mushrooms? No those were normal mushrooms, the ones you always buy, the ones that smell and taste like dirt. I don’t know why you like them I knew mushrooms were gross.” Nuzzling Julie, she spoke confidently. “OH, he’s here!”
“JULIE! Where are you? Are you okay. Let’s move you to the bench over here by the tree, up you go. I got you.” Romie said, giving a sideways glance at Penny.
“Oh my god Romie, what’s going on, suddenly everything went bright, I haven’t seen bright in a long time, and then pain so much pain, then a message, then Penny started speaking, am I losing my mind? Please I’m so scared.”
“Penny has always talked you can just understand me now! But enough about me, why were you crying why are you feeling pain, what’s wrong Julie.” Penny paced back and forth, causing both of them to pause.
“Ya you’re not losing your mind, Penny is talking, the Ai voice was real, and there was a bright flash of rainbow lights, Mr. Kennidy evaporated in front of me, while helping him with his garden. I have no idea what’s happening, but I’m here Let me see your eyes.” Romie tried to sound confident, but his voice kept cracking and getting higher and higher.
“Romie I don’t have eyes remember I lost them in the accident. How can you check my eyes. Wait.. are those tears? I haven’t had tears since before… OMG.” Poking the area her eyes used to be, she felt, eyelids! And they moved. And something soft behind them, that hurt to press too hard. “My eyes, my eyes grew back!”
“Let me see!” Romie gently removed her hands, and saw her eyes scrunched closed. SCRUNCHED! “Slowly try opening your eyes, your face is totally different. I think whatever is going on healed you!”
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“YOUR EYES GREW BACK! OH, HAPPY DAY FOR MY BESTFRIEND!” Barked Penny jumping around like a puppy again.
Slowly Julie opened her eyes, expecting it to not work, be blurry, or she didn’t know, but it was like opening her eyes, as a kid, the morning light streaming into her window, Like She had never lost her eyes at all. The Pain was gone, the brightness was there but darker, because of shade! “Suddenly everything is vibrant then blurry again, why is it going away?”
“No Julie, you’re crying, and so am I!” Romie said, happy tears streaming down his face.
Looking to her friend, she saw him for the first time ever. A Tan muscular man, wearing a dirty white shirt, and blue overalls. His hair was cut short, shaved, and was a beautiful red color much like her mother’s hair was from her memories. He had some freckles, and his face was kind with bright green eyes, his cheeks were flushed.
“Holy Hanna, you are beautiful Romie!” She cried. Reaching out and touching his face, yup that’s him.”
Romie was at a loss for words, everything happening so fast could just stare, his friend had the most beautiful golden eyes. He had never seen anyone with eyes that color. It matched her brown hair’s golden sun kissed highlights. And the blush from crying just made her even more beautiful than he thought she was before whatever this was, happened. “You’re pretty beautiful yourself. Were your eyes golden before the accident?” he asked, his voice barely a whisper.
“Um I don’t know, I can’t remember.”
“YOU HAVE EYES! OH MY GOD! Bark Bark, Yap Yap Whine!” Penny yelled.
They both turned to look at Penny, Julie seeing her for the first time, her coat was long and blonde. With her ears and tail being a shiny brown color. She was a labrador mix Her harness and collar fluorescent green. A pink nose. And one gold eye and one blue eye.
“Penny you are so pretty! I never imagined; I didn’t know how pretty your colors were! And now you can talk to me! I’m so happy! Signaling Penny to come penny straightened up, like a proper service dog and hopped on the bench next to Julie so she could let Julie hug her. And Julie did, she snuggled her and breathed her in. Happy to have her. After a few moments, Romie cleared his throat.
“Okay this is weird and wonderful, but that message was concerning. What do you make of Julie? I don’t think you saw it more than heard it but if you think of the interface, I think you can see it.
Julie nodded and thought about seeing an interface, and just like that an interface showed up with letters, some words she recognized, but, “I cant read this Romie, I never learned to read more than a few words as a child before I lost my eyes.” Suddenly a blinding pain shot into her head making her gasp and both Romie and Penny reach out to her in concern.
“OW... wait, wait… I understand this. I can see it. I can read it! Whatever this system is it’s amazing!”
Penny started wagging her tail noticing her best friend happy, and Romie, well, just had no idea what to think about everything that is going on.