Tord woke up,

well, actually, He couldn't tell if he did.

He thought he opened his eyes.

but all he 'saw' was pitch black.

He knew he was laying down, that's for sure. He felt his head resting on something soft, but comfortable. The room smelled of disinfectant. His hands fumbled around to grab onto a cloth.

a blanket?

He readjusted himself to sit up. He moved his hands, trying to see how far out they could go, when his elbow bumped into something.

His hand slowly moved to it, He could make out a smooth pole like surface, and small bars going down from the horizontal thing.

a..gate?

He sniffed again, just disinfectant.

where was he?

He had little to no memory of what happened yesterday.

wait

is it still Friday?
Is it Saturday?
have i been in a coma?

questions like these came to mind as Tord tried to slowly remember.

The more he seemed to focus on his thoughts and not the world around him, something else began to stick out more.

something...Wrapped. something wrapped around the upper part of his face.

something wrapped around his eyes.

His hands slowly reached up to feel it, Just as he thought, a weirdly textured fabric of some sort was wrapped around his eyes.

He didnt bother to remove them, thinking they were there for a reason.

Because his hands were close to his face, He felt another smooth surface just lightly touch his cheek.

His left hand felt around his right arm until he felt a little patch on by his wrist that was connected to some sort of tube, He did not know what the tube was connected to.

He went back to feeling the thing wrapped around his eyes, He was curious about its texture. Very rough.

He accidentally pushed the thing closer to his eyes, where something wet, possibly on the inside of the fabric, touched his eye.

He immediately closed them and tried to rub through the fabric, which He couldn't do, and it was unsatisfying that He couldn't. As the incomplete feeling bothered him, He figured he'd just keep his eyes closed. Not like he could see when they were open anyways.

soon enough, He figured out the 'fabric' was a bandage wrapped around his eyes.

His hearing wasn't so great, a bit fuzzy, but he could make out a faint beeping sound to his left.

He slowly pieced together everything.

He was in a clinic, or a hospital? He wasn't completely sure, but he knew it was some place where doctors were.

He listened for anyone else, his head had instinctively began to turn left and right to look for people, but he remembered his sight was temporarily disabled.

or permanently. He wasn't sure.

He still couldn't remember much. Which was frustrating him beyond consoling.

He could hear faint voices behind a door or something to his left, though the beeping there didn't make it easier to understand.

He decided he'd try a tatic he learned from a young age, when he got lost.

if someone were to try and return him to his dads, they'd need to know Tords basic information.

But as a startled child, He never knew where to start or how.

so pat taught him to always start by the easiest things, things he knew was true. and then as the list goes on, continue with the more difficult ones.

So he started,

'My name is Tord Larison. I'm 17 years old. My friends are Matt, Edd, and Tom. I love Tom. My parents are Pat and Paul. I go to a shitty highschool. Avery and Nikki are threats. Nikki is on to me...'

He stopped there, his head started to slowly hurt, trying to remember. Did he land here because of an elimination attempt?

He could remember all of his thoughts, everything, everything before and that led up to...

up to what?

maybe it led up to something with his eyes.

yes. and that's why he's here.

but the thought that he tried to dispose of either Avery or Nikki, failed, and was injured in the process still lingered in the back of his thoughts.

He re-said his list in his mind, over and over, but focusing more on, 'todays' events, from being pulled in the hall, to his eyes hurting after he left it-

Oh.
yeah he's totally here because of his eyes.

His memories slowly come back, right now, all he remembers is his head being held in Toms lap.

He can almost feel Tom's gentle hands going through his caramel hair-

'wait'

'Where's Tom.'

He slowly became panicked. Not really sure why. Tom was okay. Tom didn't get hurt. Tom wasn't the one who landed in the hospital.

It hit him that Tom wouldn't be in the hospital.

He'd be at school.

with Avery.

and Tord wouldn't be there to watch her.

He gave a soft groan and he laid back down into the comfort of his hospital bed.

perhaps she wouldn't do anything, remembering her kindness, Tord doubted she was dumb enough to give her letter to a worried and possibly traumatized Tom.

probably because it would only lower the chance of him liking her in return.

all of his previous thoughts were thrown out the window when he heard his room door creak open loudly, and a small, feminine voice whispered:

"Is he awake?"

Tord perked up at the little angel 's voice.

"Ash?"

The little girl squealed and scrambled over to him, hopping up on the bed and squeezing Tord in her hug.

"He is!" she smiled.

He heard a "Gentle now Asha, He's still recovering from the falls he took."

'Fall?'

Tord didn't remember falling. Asha wasn't even hugging that harshly. But that was beyond the point, That voice was Namkis. Which ment Soke had to be here, which ment Tom-

He felt a tiny pair of hands pull his blankets in an attempt to get on, Tord sat back up to lift Soke up and on his lap, when Namki noticed what he was trying to do, she ran from her spot in the doorway to help Tord with the child. The door softly shutting behind her.

Soke frowned at Tord's bandages, Asha seemed very upset, even a bit frightened that her red friend could not see.

"Are you going to be okay?" Soke asked, sitting on Tords lap while Asha stayed cuddled up to Tord's left.

" I...Don't know. " Tord sighed. He looked to the spot where Soke had gotten up, He supposed Namki was standing there right now since she helped him up.

"I don't remember a thing leading to this besides my eyes hurting."

Namki sighed, disappointed and filled with pity. "I wish I could tell you, but I simply don't know either."

she pushed a few strands of her short hazel brown hair behind her ear.Thinking of how she can explain to the boy why she was not capable of filling the gaps in his memory.

"Tom hasn't had the chance to tell me, I had just gotten a call that Tom kicked a school nurse and left a bruse, and it was over someone who was being sent to the hospital. I got suspicious, one thing led to another, and I found out it was you."

she sighed. "Of course, the kids overheard the call, Asha got extremely upset, so we drove to the nearest hospital and "

she extended her arms outward, completely forgetting Tord couldn't see.

"Here we are!"

Tord took in all the information, now that he thought about it, He does have a brief, very slim and distant memory of Tom yelling and supposedly kicking at someone.

He thought about What Edd and Matt must be thinking, oh the poor two. Tord frowned, knowing they'd be worried, and confused.

'what a great Friends Friday.' He thought.

"Where's Tom?" He asked, with a hint of disappointment.

Asha answered for him. "School, I think. "

Namki nodded, then again, realizing Tord couldn't see. "I think he's talking to an administrator or something. From what I was told, it was a harsh kick."

" Well maybe the nurse deserved it. " Tord tried to defend Tom, but how do you defend someone who injured a nurse who attends kids?

Namki hummed. "Maybe. I know my Tommy and he has his reasons."

They were silent for a while, not really sure what to do. The kids had gotten early dismissal because Soke felt ill from school, and it was during the car ride that Namki decided to take Asha aswell, and therefore the call was overheard, her shop was closed, and now they had all the time in the world to be here.

Asha snuggled closer to Tord, she had started to grow a sibling like bond to him, very quickly.

"Tv?" Namki suggested.

~Earlier, Red Army Base.~

The phone in the two parents quarters had begun to ring. Not the one built in with the Army's number, but pat's personal cellphone.

pat had wondered why anyone would call, probably Tord. But when it was Tords school that had called, Paul had to hold back his lover from answering.

Red Leader had been taking a stroll to check on her soldiers. When she heard screaming and whining from her most trusted ones room , she rushed over and immediately opened the door, to find Paul holding back pat, his arms wrapped around his waist and he held pat up and away from a ringing phone, pat kicking, squirming, all in an attempt to reach the phone while screaming profanities and begging to check on his son. He seemed on the verge of tears. But paul couldn't let him answer and attempt to explain why they couldn't be physically present in the school for whatever they needed.

Red sighed at the sight sadly. She closed the door and began to walk off with a new sense of guilt and concern pulling on her like a ball and chain.

Namki read the time to Tord. "2:50PM."

Tord sighed.

"What's wrong? expecting someone?" Namki looked over to him, He was laying back with his hands over his bandages as if he had to protect his eyes from any light.

" I need them to leave Tom alone so he can come and explain things. its annoying not knowing why I'm here. " Tord groaned and pushed back into the blankets, not wanting to deal with his memory loss. And the loss of his happiness now that Tom wasn't at his side the way he would be in the halls of their school.

Namki had never really seen Tord this upset, really, she only ever saw his child loving and playful sarcastic side.

She didn't really know how to comfort him, she knew how he must be tearing himself apart for any piece of what led him in this hospital bed.

she didn't understand why it was so important for him to know, there isn't anything he could do now to get out of this situation. Maybe it was just for the sake and satisfaction of knowing.

of feeling complete.

Namki ruffled his hair.

"I'm sorry you don't remember. " she said, her voice full of sympathy.

"I really wish you could." her voice cracked, it, it really hurt Tord hearing her so torn over his situation.

" I bet you feel empty. Just full of questions"

"because your here, and you don't know why. Your blind for who knows how long."
she sniffed. Tord couldn't tell why she was so upset.

"I really wish you could see. see why you here. and see these children who adore everything you do."

Asha nudged her nose into the crook of Tords neck, she has been trying to sleep. Soke, has already fallen asleep, his right arm draped over Tords chest while the other was used as his pillow.

Tord didn't get it.

Namki knew, she recalled what Tom told her when they washed the carpet, how he was traumatized and forced to relive a bad memory. Just so happened to be about his eyes. the grey ones she knew deep down inside that he hated. And how she wanted to tell him how lovely they were, but she couldn't without him getting confused about everything. So, to make things easier, she treated him like family, she fed him, hugged him, gave him a blanket to sleep with.

but it never felt like enough.
in the few moments she saw him, He was just.

never complete.

now, those eyes he hated, were probably gone forever.

and she doubted there was anyone that, even, for a brief moment, made him love them.

She turned off the tv. She thought Tord had fallen asleep, when in reality,

He was trying to suppress tears that he didn't even know were coming.

He wanted to hug her, so badly, but the peaceful children on him prevented that.

He didn't understand what she was doing, but he had never felt so mothered before, He had just naturally loved it and her for doing it.

He felt empty not being able to hug her.

but she managed to fill some type of void in his heart.

He almost fell asleep there.

If it wasn't for Edd and Matt's barging in.

"TORD!" They cheered in unison. Waking up and ultimately startling the children, Namki, who had her head resting in her hands, as her elbows laid on the edge of Tords bed, immediately looked up to the intruders, who she deemed as non-threats considering they knew Tords name.

As nurses behind shushed Edd and Matt, Edd glanced around the room, more intensely at the scene in front of him.

"Matt are you sure this is Tords room?" he looked at the ginger , who shrugged .

"Yeah." Tord grumbled . "Tord's room, now annoyingly less peaceful."

Edd beamed and started to run towards Tord, but immediately came to a halt when Tord held up a finger.

"Pounce on me while these two are here and I will privately snap your neck."

Namki stayed wide eyed while Edd backed off with a pout, the children, who were now awake, blinked their eyes tiredly to adjust to the light.

Tord put down his head and sighed. His arm was sore from Asha laying on it, the other from being wrapped around Soke was also needing room to stretch.

Edd huffed.

"So, no offense, but who are these people?" Edd asked, slightly annoyed his hug was being post poned.

Namki perked up. "The names Abby. Tord, Tom and, 'These two '-" she gestured towards Asha and Soke, who were starting to get up from their spots. " Call me Namki. "

"Pleasure to meet you Abigail! " Matt chimed, with an outstretched hand. Namki was surprised at his manners, but she thought well of the ginger. She shook his hand.

Matt wandered over to the right side of the bed. "What's your name princess?" He smiled down at the child .

She blinked and shyly responded "Asha."

Matt picked her up, catching her off guard.

"Asha! what a pretty name for a pretty girl!'

The little girl giggled as Matt carried her off to a table by the window to go make glove people.

Soke had crawled over to the edge of the bed to go join them, Edd helped him off and pulled over a foldable chair to sit by Tords side.

"How are ya feeling?"

" Horrible. "

Edd frowned. But then his smile came back up when he thought of something. "I asked for early dismissal today. Same for Matt."

Tord frowned and looked in the direction of Edd's voice " Why? "

"We couldn't focus on anything. We didn't see you or Tom during lunch, so I texted him and he responded-"

Tord immediately sat up, and screeched when he accidentally pulled too harshy on the arm with the tube attached, He dislocated it and Namki had to call for a nurse to come and readjust it.

Tord didn't look forward to being stabbed back with the tiny long needle.

Edd waited for Tord to continue his sentence, which he did with a grunt.

"What did Tom say? Did he tell you what happened ?"

Edd hummed. "No. He was very vague on what happened. "

Tord groaned and slumped back into the bed.

Edd had pulled out his phone to read the message aloud.

" 'Hey Edd, Talking to Mr.Knox because of something I did. Tords in the hospital. Sorry your Friends Friday is going downhill, see you when I'm out of prison.' "

Edd put away his phone after checking for new messages, to which he found none.

"I don't know why he'd be talking to the counselor. "

"He kicked the school nurse." Tord answered, blandly.

"He WHAT?" Edd screeched.

" Reason unknown. " Namki sighed.

"do you think he'll get suspended? " Tord asked, with little no to hope in his voice.

Edd calmed down and then thought about it. "Probably not."

" Whys that. "

"because he's a goody two shoes. " Edd chuckled.

after that, they stayed silent for bit, only hearing childish giggles and Matts compliments in the corner of the room.

Tord spoke up.

"sorry you have to spend a Friends Friday in the hospital."

Edds face saddened.

"Tord, buddy, I could care less where we went."

" Its not that. Your probably worried about this. " Tord pointed a finger to the bandages.

Edd scrunched his nose. "Yeah. No doubt I am, speaking of which, How did that happen. "

Tord shrugged. "Obviously something it has to do with my eyes, I'm not really sure."

"Tom seems to hold all the answers eh?" Edd tried to lighten the mood, it didn't work.

" Tom seems to be the only one not here."

Edd glanced to Matt and the children, Who had taped down the thumb of a blown up glove and drew two black circles and a smile on the palm of it.

Edd smiled.

"I mean, I'd like to think this Friday is going great. Matt's having fun with Asha and..." He paused, trying to remember if the little boy said his name

" Soke. " Tord answered, filling in the blank.

"Soke! Yes. Matt's having fun, Im here talking to you. " Edd said, with happiness in his voice.

"Yeah. almost everyone but Tom is here." Tord looked to Where he heard childish laughter.

"He really wanted you guys to meet the kids. " Tord sighed. "He would've loved this. "

Edd tilted his head, a questioning look on his face. "You say that like he's dead. May I remind you who is in the hospital right now with a heart beat monitor a inch away from him. "

Tord scoffed. "Uh huh. Speaking of which when is that stupid nurse coming to stab my arm again?"

Namki got up to go to the phone. "I dont know, she should've came by to fix that. "

"I bet you could probably get a few hundred dollars if you file a complaint." Edd snickered in a low whisper

Tord hummed, He really started to miss his sight. Being able to see colors and faces. The fear of being blind started to really settle on him.

Soon enough, a nurse came by, very apologetic about her tardiness, but she didn't provide an explanation. She just went to Tords arm and re implanted the needle.

Tord winced at the pain, usually he could stand it from when he got vaccines, but his body seemed weaker now. He didn't like that. Dispite him being blind, nobody warned him about the oncoming needle, which, was probably for the best.

He Hated the stinging sensation he got after it, it was almost as bad as the stinging in his eyes that led him-

"Oh that's just fucking peachy. "

He mumbled, not audible enough for the kids or Matt to hear, But Namki and Edd caught it.

Edd frowned but did not scold Tord, knowing there was a reason behind his swears.

"What?"

Tord sighed. "I remember. I remember what got me here."

Edd and Namki asked, out of curiosity, and Tord recalled the events out loud to them, from jumping out his seat at the pain, to his black out in Toms arms.

The two sat silent for a while, now that they knew a bit of what was wrong with Tord, it worried them even more than they already were.

maybe Tord would come out of this blind.

Edd gave an awkard chuckle. "At least you don't need Tom now..."

Tord shook his head. "I do. There's still some stuff that needs explaining. "

Edd sighed. Namki was still processing everything.

"Time?" Tord had laid back down, he now looked at Edd.

Edd looked at a clock. "3:23."

Namki got up. "That's well after the time school ends, maybe he needs a ride here-" she pulled out her phone, almost dropped it when the door slammed open.

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Notes
Over 3470 words Jesus Christ-

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I made a Art/Shitposts book.

I already posted something there, I might not be really active though.

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fuc k I'm boring.

I made this chapter on tuesday, the cover voting chapter has been finished for fays, which means, Tuesday- Thursday, I can be lazy because all I have to do is post them

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