A Love Story

Due to the carelessness of doctors, Susan became sightless in an operation when she was 33 years old. And she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness, anger and frustration. All she had to rely on was her husband, Mark.

   Mark was an officer in the army and loved Susan deeply. He watched Susan sink into despair and was determined to help her gain the strength and confidence to become independent again.

   After Susan recover from sick, she decided to come back to work. But she was frightened to take buses to company, so Mark volunteered to drive her to work every day, even though they worked at opposite ends of the city.

   But after a few days, Mark found that the arrangement could not work. He did not have time driving Susan to work and home and she was going to have to start taking the bus again. Susan was horrified at the idea of taking bus again. “I cannot make it. I am blind!”, she responded bitterly. “I feel like you are abandoning me.”

   Mark felt heartbroken to hear these words, but he knew that Susan had to learn to take the bus herself. So he decided to take buses with her at first few weeks. He taught her how to rely on her other senses, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt her new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could watch out for her, and save her a seat.

  Finally, Susan thought she was ready for taking the bus on her own. For the first time, Susan said goodbye to Mark and went the separate ways. She threw her arms around Mark and her eyes filled with tears before she left. “I love you, Mark”, Susan said. “I love you, too. Have a good day”, Mark tapped on her head.

  Then, Susan got used to it gradually, going to work all by herself and she had never felt better.

One day in the morning, Susan took the bus as usual. As she was getting down the bus, the driver said, “Hey, I sure do envy you.” Susan was not sure if the driver was speaking to her or not. After all, who would ever envy a blind woman? Then she asked the driver, “Why do you say that?”

  The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the past few weeks, a good-looking gentleman in a military uniform had been standing across the corner watching you to make sure you crossed the street safely and entered your office building. Then he blew you a kiss and walked away. You know that you are a lucky lady."

  Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky, for he had given her a gift more powerful than sight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe - the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness。