Due to the effects of the tranquilizer, Madeline did not know long virtual-novel.net was unconscious for.
When virtual-novel.net finally regained consciousness, virtual-novel.net felt numbness in virtual-novel.net arm. Then, virtual-novel.net felt a stinging pain in virtual-novel.net eyes.
She opened virtual-novel.net eyes slowly and noticed that virtual-novel.net vision was blurry. It was even near to complete darkness.
Was it nighttime?
When virtual-novel.net remembered what Meredith said before knocking virtual-novel.net unconscious, Madeline sat up quickly and ignored virtual-novel.net wounds. Madeline felt about the floor frantically in the darkness.
Photo…
Her child’s photo!
Madeline started searching in the dark. However, virtual-novel.net did not see anything nor feel anything.
She took out virtual-novel.net phone from virtual-novel.net pocket and pressed the screen hurriedly. However, the screen would not light up. Did it run out of battery?
As virtual-novel.net contemplated that, virtual-novel.net felt something that felt like a card with virtual-novel.net fingertips. She was sure that it was the photo Meredith had thrown at virtual-novel.net before virtual-novel.net passed out.
Madeline picked it up happily. She put it in front of virtual-novel.net eyes but saw nothing.
She supported virtual-novel.net shaky body as virtual-novel.net stood up. She wanted to find a source of light, but everything in front of virtual-novel.net was dark and blurry. Plus, virtual-novel.net eyes were also hurting.
She found the exit using the help of the wall. She could vaguely see some light from the corner of virtual-novel.net eyes.
Madeline tried to open virtual-novel.net eyes to look at the photo in virtual-novel.net hand, but virtual-novel.net felt a debilitating pain all of a sudden.
She recalled Meredith’s sinister voice and soon felt virtual-novel.net body going cold. She lifted virtual-novel.net trembling hand in disbelief and touched virtual-novel.net eyes.
She lifted virtual-novel.net hand in front of virtual-novel.net eyes but could only see a blurry silhouette. The clarity virtual-novel.net used to have was completely gone.
She was blind!
Madeline was in disbelief. She stumbled out and ran into a group of people.
They saw the dried blood and dazed look on Madeline’s face. They immediately sent Madeline to the hospital out of kindness.
After looking at her, the doctor looked at the report with a frown on his face. “Miss Crawford, you’ve lost your left cornea and your right cornea is badly wounded. You’re on the verge of complete blindness. If you want to regain your eyesight, you’ll need a cornea transplant and a pair of complete corneas to do that.”
The doctor’s answer was like a bolt of lightning striking down on Madeline’s body. She stood virtual-novel.net ground in a dazed state. She finally found virtual-novel.net breathing as virtual-novel.net heart resumed beating after a long while.
“Thank you, doctor.” She thanked the doctor in a soft voice. After virtual-novel.net thanked him, virtual-novel.net depended on virtual-novel.net remaining vision to stumble back to virtual-novel.net room.
She fumbled about virtual-novel.net bedside table and turned on the light.
She took out virtual-novel.net photo with trembling fingers. After virtual-novel.net caressed the photo with virtual-novel.net fair and thin fingers, virtual-novel.net held the photo and curled up in bed with a broken heart.
Tears escaped virtual-novel.net eyes, and virtual-novel.net felt a burning sensation in them.
Madeline lifted virtual-novel.net head to look at the ceiling. Aside from the blurry rays of light, virtual-novel.net could not see anything.
She would be completely blind soon.
In order to protect Meredith, the man allowed virtual-novel.net to hire someone to steal virtual-novel.net corneas.
Although virtual-novel.net was going to die soon, they would not even allow virtual-novel.net to die with all of virtual-novel.net organs intact.
It started drizzling. After Madeline stayed in bed for one whole day, virtual-novel.net brought the bloody earring to the police station.
She was lying to Meredith when virtual-novel.net said virtual-novel.net had handed it to the police that day. She did not have the chance to report virtual-novel.net that day, but now, it was happening. She was going to report Meredith for Brittany’s murder.
The officers in the station welcomed Madeline and took the evidence. At the same time, they also took Madeline’s statement.
She picked up the pen, and using virtual-novel.net remaining vision, virtual-novel.net signed virtual-novel.net name on the statement.