Blind Beauty by Carmen Short (reading cloud ebooks .TXT) 📕

My name is Adeline Michael, yeah, I hate my last name, but I deal with it like I do with many other things. I have a brother, Jeremiah Michael, he's twenty six and all girls swoon over him, they say he's the sexiest thing alive- But I just don't see it.
I had parents- my brother told me- until I was four years old and the symptoms finally became clear to them and the doctors, they realized that I would never be the normal, perfect daughter they had hoped for, and I hated them for that.
Jeremiah had told me the story many times, he hated them just as much as I did. We lived at a foster home together, he didn't allow anyone to adopt him even though many wanted the cute teen, but nobody wanted me, a thin little thing I was, no muscle, just skin and bones- a long twig as many put it. I had met Baya at the foster home when police visited the children there, they didn't notice me, at least I don't think so.

I heard their quiet footsteps followed my the clacking of nails and I shot up out of my bed, grabbing the dress Jere had laid out for me. I felt for the tag before taking off my clothes and putting it on, it fit nicely. I was now seven, my brother sixteen, he worked so hard for us and took on two jobs, each hard and demanding of strength which he was losing because of his lack of sleep, yet I made him sleep, knowing how much he needed it, I could just imagine the dark sags under his eyes.
I swung the door open once I had found the knob, and ran down the stairs, my hand skipping over the broken part of the rail from practice before I jumped and landed lightly on my small feet. I heard a light click on and I knew it was the living room one, it had a unique tap-click sound that I had memorized.
"I want your badge!" I heard a little boy squeal as I neared the door.

"Gimme the hat!" Another shrieked and I squeezed my eyebrows together, my ears often hurt because of them, always so loud.
I pushed the door open a crack and slowly crept in, my arms brushing against kids as I worked my way to my corner to listen, but as I was about to reach it- I think- something wet nudge my hand and then fur brushed under it and I smiled, hugging the dog, I absolutely loved animals.

"Hi," I whispered close to it's ear that I had just scratched, I heard it's tail thump against something and then footsteps.

"The sign says don't touch her," A gruff police voice said and I jumped, releasing her and I patted her until I found the piece of paper attached to her collar.

"I-I didn't see it," I whimpered, my head hanging low, I could feel my long curls brushing lightly on my thighs as I waited to be yelled at like usual, nobody liked a girl like me.

"You didn't let me finish," He continued in the same scary, gruff voice, yet it was slightly softer "This is Baya, she's a trained guide dog, two years and she's the best, your brother I assume, bought her," I raised my head and looked at him with large wound brilliant blue eyes, even though I couldn't see his expression, I knew it was one of a smirk or grin by his voice, I had memorized the changes of tones already.

"Thank you," I whispered and took a step forward, hugging him as big as I could and I heard him chuckle and pat my back, he probably felt my shoulder bones poking out of my back, but he didn't comment.

"Well, we had better get going now," He said and feet started moving, towards the door I presume, and suddenly little feet and medium footsteps surrounded me.

"How come she gets a dog?!" I high pitched voice shrieked, obviously the girl that like my brother, she was fourteen but a total meanie, she hit me whenever Jere was gone.

"Because my brother doesn't like you, he likes me," I murmured before grabbing Baya by the collar, amazed at how I felt like I knew exactly where it was, and we ran to my room, myself stumbling slightly on the carpet but I managed to slam and lock the door before anyone broke in, they banged, but I had won. I had gotten what they wanted for once. My Baya.

As you may have guessed already, I'm blind, I have been my entire life, they had no idea why but it may have resulted from my mom never sitting still, the doctors even blamed it on her, but she blamed it on me.
I am fine with being blind, I have Baya, but she's getting old, yet my brother told me she will live for a while longer, I still worry sometimes even though she is still extremely hyper and energetic.
I have never been to school before, Jeremiah hired tutors for me, or just tutored me himself. I was smart, I'm not to shy to say that, I was incredibly brilliant as my brother says, and I always smiled at him when he did.

I stood in front of Jeremiah on my first day of school, he had brushed out my curly hair and parted it to the side for me like usual, he had brought me short jeans shorts that he knew I liked because they were comfy, and a roomy black t-shirt to hid my breasts that I felt guys stare at a lot, I wore only a little lip-gloss because I liked the smooth sticky feeling. I also had my large sunglasses to hide my bright, deep blue eyes that people found weird sometimes.

"Are you sure, hon?" He asked softly and I nodded, he handed me a smooth and rough object and I clutched it, realizing it as Baya's short leash to lead me. I smiled and gave him a one armed hug.

"I'll be fine, Jere, don't worry," I murmured, rubbing his shoulder soothingly and I heard him sigh.

"Okay, I believe you, I love you Addy, be careful," He whispered in my ear and I pulled away from the ticklish feeling his breath felt against my skin and I glared at him playfully, he knew I was extremely ticklish, I was ticklish everywhere.

"Okay, I love you to, see ya later silly boy," I said, smiling and turning, my hand grabbing the doorknob and turning, I walked out with Baya in font of me, leading me down to the sidewalk as we went our way to school.
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I heard it before Baya saw it, a motor that sounded like a truck zipped straight for us and I felt Baya jump on me, pushing me away from the oncoming truck and I stood quickly, brushing myself off and I continued as if nothing happened until we reached the school, judging by the giggles and hollers of cheerleaders and jocks.
I put a brilliant smile on my face and Baya led me to the door, I reached out for the handle, grappling for it for a moment before I found the lever and pushed before pulling since pushing didn't work, it opened and I walked in, coldish air engulfed my body as I walked to retrieve my voice schedule from the office that Baya led me to. I opened the door easier this time and immediately crashed into a hard chest as I stepped in and I jumped back, blinking my eyes repeatedly but I still didn't see anything, just nothingness.

"Sorry," I mumbled, knowing whoever he was, he was glaring at me, and hard, yet it felt somewhat soft before becoming completely hard again.

"Watch where you're going, bitch, one more time and I hit you," A deep voice said and it was oddly enticing, I never found a voice like that, they were all plain in my mind.

"Who said there would be a next time, ass?" I retorted harshly, surprising myself slightly, but I didn't care, I just pushed by him, tugging Baya along with me as she growled at him before following.

"I'm sorry about Sebastian, he's been acting up a lot more often," The secretary I assumed said and I nodded, looking towards where her voice was coming from and there was a sharp intake of breath before she began talking again, "You must be Adeline, here is your schedule we have new earbuds just for you," I nodded and held my hand out after walking forward until Baya tugged me to stop, the secretary placed something small like a Ipod shuffle in my hand and I placed a earbud in my ear.

"Thank you, Ms. Beat," I murmured after running my hand over her name sign, happy for Braille for once in my life.

"No problem dear, now you had best be getting to class, be careful," I nodded before exiting the room and pressing the play button.

"Room seventy-four for English," A mechanical voice said and I suddenly heard Baya bark and her leash yanked from my hand.

"Baya! Heel!" I called but she was gone and I glared at the ground, she had been acting weird, now I was lost at a new school, nobody to help me and no stick in case I rammed into a wall. I let out a sigh and slowly walked to the side, feeling a hard wall, I leaned back on it before I heard heavy footsteps and my breathing froze, I was suddenly scared.

"Dude, it's the girl that ran into you," A male voice said and I blinked my eyes, turning in his voice's direction.

"Yeah, it is, you can teach her a lesson," Another commented and horror swept over me, I stood straight before turning and walking in the opposite direction of their voices as they whispered to each other, probably unaware I was blind, and of my increased hearing.

"What are you going to do?" One asked in a quiet whisper, yet I heard it clearly.

"We can get her into a closet," Another put in quietly and my eyes went wide, my feet moving a little faster.

"Yeah... She's bang material, get her, she's probably not a virgin anyway, swaying those hips of hers," I heard Sebastian's voice say and I felt my hips, I never knew they swayed. I heard the footsteps speed up and I began running, screaming loudly until they came close, my head connected with something hard and I fell back, my head hitting the floor and I felt warm, strong arms pick me up, trying to get me to