95

MIKE

The streets were as deserted as it were before. I couldn’t see anything, and all looked like they were the same. I was aware of James moving beside me like a ghost. I wasn’t so sure about so many things, but the thing was that, I wanted to believe that all he said were true.

We would need someone like him to help us fight this battle. It wasn’t a coincidence that we came in contact with each other. I know that things may have been bleak, but they brought a new hope to us in this past few weeks. It was worth it per se.

I looked over at him, and he was a picture of seriousness, with his eyes squinting in the dark.

“Do you have a problem with your eyesight?” I asked calmly.

He shook his head. “No, I don’t. It’s just a habit of mine. I feel like if i don’t do things like that I wouldn’t be able to see as clearly as normal. It’s a bad habit that has gotten the best out of me.”

I nodded. We walked further in silence, and a thought suddenly came to me. How was it possible fo