‼️Unfortunately I have to add this IMPORTANT note now to all of my stories. Today, October 3rd (which was supposed to be happy, with it being national bf day and season 3 of heartstopper released)
But I was told at least one of my books was, copied, stolen and put on another website.
Please be careful with other websites. But know that THIS is MY work. ONLY ON WATTPAD.‼️
My account is- Dakotahstacy3
Anything else is STOLEN!

Do NOT read it ANYWHERE else. STOLEN work is a CRIME. I will not take this lightly.
I've put my time, energy, heart and soul into my work.

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Now please enjoy this,

"Ow" I shouted burning my hand on the hot handle.

"Honey! Are you okay?" My mother ran over to my side to see what was wrong.

"I'm fine mom. I just burned myself a little." I said trying to calm my mom down.

"Your not okay! You burned yourself? We need to run It under water now!" But my worried mother pulled me towards the sink. Running the water over my burned hand.

"It's not that bad, I'm okay. You can relax now." I tried to calm her.

"Your not okay, baby. Your still having a hard time, I should have been next to you. I'm sorry." My mom said, upset that she wasn't there to prevent me getting burned.

"Mom, things happen. You can't always be there. I need to get used to this. Being on my own." I explained.

"Honey...It's just all so new, you need someone to help you through this." She said putting her hand on my face.

"And you will help me. But you can't be by my side 24/7. I need time to learn on my own. Okay?" I said slightly annoyed but didn't want to hurt her.

She sighed "I'm just so sorry this happened. I'm sorry I can't do anything about It. So I want to help In any way I can. I love you baby." My mom said placing a kiss on my forehead.

"I know...I'll be okay. It will just take time. For all of us to adjust." I said looked at her.

"Oh, you have beautiful eyes." My mom broken Into tears. I held her close and waited for It to pass. She was taking this harder than I was.

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"Well, Sage, I have bad news. There's nothing me can do to help you. I'm very sorry, but maybe In the future there will be new medical advances to help people like you. Unfortunately for now, this Is It. I wish you well on your journey. The nurse will set up your next appointment."

"Thank you Dr. Jameson." I said as he gave me a reassuring pat on my back.

"Oh, honey. I'm so sorry. This Is horrible." My mother cried out.

"Mom, It's okay. There's nothing we can do now." I tried to reassure her.

"I just wish I could do something for you honey." My mom used a napkin to wipe away her tears.

"How about some ice cream then?" I asked.

"Ice cream? Honey, Its so cold out, why would you want ice cream?" My mother asked confused.

"It's the best time to have It! It doesn't melt!" I said excitedly.

"Oh, okay then. But we'll eat It In the warm car so we won't freeze. Let's go." My mom said and we left Ophthalmologists office. It hurt knowing they couldn't help me, but I didn't want my mother to cry anymore.

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At school me and my friends chatted at lunch, they liked to gossip, but I prefer to say out of It. I also didn't like people gossiping about me, but of course they did. I wasn't the most popular, but not a complete loner, somewhere In-between. I liked It that way. But now everything Is changing. I didn't want people to know yet, I still needed more time to get used to It myself.

So when I ended up bumping Into walls, I tried to joke around that I was clumsy. But the clumsier I got and the worst my grades got, made It harder to hide. Would I even be able to go to school anymore?

I would only use my cane when away from people I know. I know It's stupid, but teenagers already bully everyone, they don't need another reason. Am I going to lose my friends?...

We talked about me getting a service dog, but It's a long process. It would be nice to have a furry companion to help me, but I don't know If I would even be able to get one. I'm not going to get my hopes up anymore, for anything. Just deal with It, Its Life.

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I was now mostly homeschooled, but sometimes got to go public for a few days. Some days were just classes with other kids, to get me used to being around people. But other days were fun. I didn't always get to participate, but I would get to go on the field trips, with my over bearing mother by my side, obviously. She was scared of me going to the fair and getting on rides. But she was more scared that she could actually see the rides and heights. So there's one plus to not seeing.

Practice with my cane got easier and I managed to map out the house, that was now Sage-proofed. Yeah, I still would bump Into things or trip occasionally. But I was getting used to It. Not like a had a choice. My application for a service dog was applied, but we would still have to wait awhile before anything exciting happened.

So I just tried to live life "normally" like doing school work, learning to cook, using my cane around the town. While the other teenagers drove around In fast cars, getting In accidents. I knew where every pebble, crack and cranny was on the sidewalks. Maybe a superpower after all?

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So this Is the introduction to Sage, how does everyone like It so far?

I have been watching multiple blind YouTubers, so they have helped me understand blindness and It will help with this book.

These people are awesome! ❤️ I recommend checking them out and learning some things from them.

[Photo at the top Isn't mine.]

-Molly Burke. 👩🏻‍🦯
-Paul and Mathew.👨‍❤️‍👨
-Pete Gustin.🏄‍♂️