Chapter 107: Clarity III
7 Eastbourne Rd.
Sam remained seated beside Levi on the Sofa, facing their closest friends, continuing with their revelations.
"My plan consisted of 5 Parts.
Act 1--Darkness, was my Blind act. I needed to play the role of the weak broken woman who had lost everything. It was vital people believed I was mentally and emotionally unstable."
Marco raised his hand, as he stood beside his wife Lisa.
"The blind act, how did you? I mean--I’ve seen you, and you didn’t simply act. At least I think you didn’t." He asked, curious as to how she made it so believable, that even him, a medical professional was fooled.
Sam pulled a contact lens case from her pocket and showed it to the group by sliding it on the center table towards them.
Marco stepped forward to pick it up and examined it.
"Customized contact lenses that block my vision. So, in truth, I was blind as a bat" she said, watching Marco open the case and look at a pair of ordinary-looking contact lenses. But based on her explanation, it wasn’t just ordinary. They were probably specially made.
Lisa also looked at the same pair of contacts in her husband’s hand till
Marco passed it over to the others to see for themselves.
"I knew I couldn’t pull off the ’Not seeing act’, but if I didn’t see, it’s real," Sam explained. Marco nodded in understanding...and he wondered for a moment about that time he visited her days before Sam’s so-called suicide.