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Rated: E · Short Story · Drama · #123210
Value what you have . . . not what you might have . . .
         "You're so lucky," I said to my friend. "I wish I was you."

         She turned toward my voice.

         "Sarah, how can you say that? You know I'm blind."

         "There's a lot of ugliness in the world you don't have to see every day."

         She smiled gently. "Okay, Sarah, it's a deal."

         Suddenly, everything went black.


(55 word story)
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