Chapter 105: Clarity
7 Eastbourne Rd
Sam sat on the sofa beside Levi, inside his flat. Spread around them were their closest friends. Elle, Marco, Lisa, Mrs. Whitehall, the boys, Janet, Davies, and even Jones. Each one focused on the two seated by the sofa.
"I had a plan. A plan that involved me playing the role of a psychologically vulnerable woman. I had to act like I had lost all reason to live." Sam started, looking at everyone.
"The role wasn’t hard to play. I had the mental history to back up the act, and every reason to break. I was blind, and with my sight, everything that I held dear was lost to me. And it had to be believable, and it was because it was true.
And for some time, I was able to fool even myself." she continued with her tale.
The group listened to the explanation regarding what truly occurred in the past months.
"My work was everything to me, and it being taken away was the most painful blow of all." she continued, earning nods from everyone. They all knew her as the workaholic, she could even be worse than their resident psychologist when it comes to her tunnel vision with her work at times.
"But unknown to everyone, my sight returned the fortnight, not completely; but little by little, it returned. First just the light, shadows, and shapes, and colors all blurred. And in time it improved." she continued, recalling the days after her attack.
"And during my recovery in Anna’s residence, suspicion grew in me. A suspicion I shared with Anna, no one else," she added, sparing Levi a look to her left. The slicked blond remained quiet in his spot.
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Anna’s Residence|An hour after Marco and Lisa’s visit
Anna walked into the guest room, where the redhead had been staying for the past week. Her heels clicked against the marbled floors, her hair swept to one side in a soft manner.