That was the moment I understood that he was frightened too.

I simply did not know what frightened him.

PART 7

My name is Nora Bennett.

I was thirty-seven when the accident happened.

Before that I worked as an architectural illustrator, translating other people’s buildings into drawings precise enough to make clients believe they could walk inside them.

When I became blind, the company offered me a modified role, then reduced my hours, and eventually I left.

Friends promised to visit.