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Chapter One

A gun fired

He leapt in front of his for to deflect the bullet from the crazy woman, whose eyes were filled with hate

He fell to the ground with a thud

Staring up into the sky, he saw the blue quickly fading to a dark gray

Then everything went black

“Am I dead?”

Jaris Si him back into the consciousness of the darkness that had been his reality since the shooting

He took a deep, calar, his service dog and co

Though his heart was still pounding hard in his chest, he patted Sugar on the head “It’s all right, girl Just a bad dream”

He’d never felt so close to any aniar, the only pet he’d ever had in his life was a turtle when he was a kid Having lost his vision prior to getting Sugar, he’d never seen what his dog looked like But he’d been told she was a black German shepherd with one tiny white spot just above her chest

The door to his room squeaked softly

“Everything okay?” The question came from a man whose voice Jaris knew better than any other and who had taught him how to adapt and accept his blindness

Chance Reynolds They’d only known each other for a little over a year, but even so Chance was most definitely his best friend in the world

“I’m fine Sorry if I woke you, buddy”

“It was Annie who heard you I was in a deep sleep”

Annie was Chance’s service dog of many years