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The day of the operation had been decided. Rin’s parents had been informed―carefully not to mentioned who the donor was and the doctors and surgeons were all had swear to never tell anyone until their last breath. Len would take the lifting operation in the morning and Rin would take the transplant operation in the afternoon. Len only told his family about the surgery. They were shocked and tried to stop him but nothing could get in his way. He loved Rin more than his own life. He loved her smile more than anything else. Eventually, his parents accepted his decision. They understood his love for Rin and how he didn’t want her to know he was the donor. His parents then decided to move away from the city, a choice Len appreciated very much, that way Rin would never know about the donor.

Len couldn’t wait for the surgery day to come and Rin could felt it from his movement that night when he visited her in her room. She was also as hyper as he was. That night, she told him about a lot of places she wanted to see with her new eyes. What Rin and her family were told was the donor was dead so she could take the eyes. Rin told him she would see a lot of beautiful things in honor of her donor. Len patted her head lovingly and Rin smiled happily from it. She said she was happy she would finally able to see him.

“I always love you, Rin. And will always love you.”
Len patted her head again.

The day of the surgery finally came. If only Len didn't see Rin the previous night, he might be very very nervous right now. He was now ready for surgery and entered the surgery room as his parents waiting outside. Len could feel the anesthesia in his mouth tasted strange and then slowly he lose his consciousness.

[I’m saving you now… Pulling you from the depth of darkness…]
A drop of tear formed at the corner of Rin’s future eyes right when Len entered the unconscious state.

When Len awoke, it was afternoon. Bandages were covering his eyes. He could feel something missing in the sockets.

“Has Rin received them yet?”
“They just started the surgery.” His father answered, he patted his son’s shoulder. “You did good, son.”

A smile formed on the son’s face. The color of the bandages on his eyes slowly went darker and wet.

“I’m saving you, Rin. Don’t be afraid of the darkness anymore, I’m saving you.”

Len stayed in the hospital for a week and so was Rin but they never bumped to each other because they were placed in the completely opposite wing of the hospital building. But Len went home a day sooner than Rin because he and his family were moving away the next day. It was strange for people who saw him, but really Len was okay. He was still the same Len as usual even without his sight. Maybe a little calmer, but he was still as cheerful as ever.

The next day, Len and his family move away silently without telling anyone. They were moving to a faraway little town. A nice place surrounded with trees. The new place attracted Len so much. It seemed to be very a wonderful place. Len opened the car’s window and felt the strong wind hitting the bandages on his eyes.

“That’s Rin!” His mother shouted all of the sudden.

Len felt his heart beating many times harder than usual in the mention of ‘Rin’.

“Where is she? Where?”
Len begged his mother to tell him.

“She’s in the flower field across the road.”
“What is she doing? How does she look like?”
Len went all hyper all of the sudden.

“She's smelling the flowers and looked so contented.” The mother chose her words wisely. “She looked so beautiful with your eyes.”

Len looked very happy and it could be described from his blushing face and a big smile on his face.

“Do… does she still had that wheelchair?”
The mother needed more time to answer him. “… yes.”

Len went all silent and facing the strong wind again from the opened window.
“Poor, Rin. If only hearing, voice, and legs could be donated too...”

Len’s family car moved faster leaving the field where Rin and her friends were to a place faraway from there. Never to return again. Never to meet again.

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