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Thanks for reading the story. I'm glad that you liked it.

"Even when he wasn't awake Chris looked worried." Great, great line. I like this story.

Thank you...... It kind of got to me when I was writing it. How silly is that?

Chapter 6 Destiny's Hand Guy was pacing nervously in his hospital room. The donor's family was coming to meet him in a few moments. He had no idea what to say or what to do. He had wanted Justine to stay, but she told him that wasn't appropriate. He knew she was right but, he wished she had stayed anyway. There was a slight knock on the door. "Come in," he said, in a weak voice. The man from the cornea bank came in followed by a man and woman. "This is Mr. and Mrs. Daniels," he said. "Hello," Guy said. "Hello," the woman said. "Thank you for meeting with us," Mr. Daniels said. Guy didn't know what to say so he just nodded his head. "Would you like to see a photo of our daughter?" Mrs. Daniels asked. "Your daughter.....I didn't know it was your daughter," he said, "I'm so sorry." "Thank you," she said, handing him a photo of a pretty young blonde woman. "She was beautiful," Guy said, quietly. "Yes, she was. But she never thought so. No matter how many times people told her that." "If it's not too hard,could you tell me something about her?" Guy asked. "We would love to," Mrs. Daniels said. "She was very smart. And very sensitive. We brought you one of her favorite books...if you want it," she said. "Don't push it on him," Mr.Daniels told her. "I'm not," she said. "I would love to see it," Guy told her. She handed him a book of poetry. "Yeats," he said, "I love his work." Guy opened the book. Some loose pages fell out and onto the bed. He picked them up. "Oh no...." he said. They were his e-mails that he had written to the girl from the dating site. Guy felt like he had been kicked in the stomach. He couldn't stop the tears. Mrs. Daniels hugged him tightly. "It's alright," she said. Chapter 7 Destiny's Hand Guy and Justine stood in the cemetery in front of the girls grave. "Her name was Cynthia," he said, "I never knew that." "How did her parents take it when you told them the story?" Justine asked. "I think it helped them," he said. "And what about you?' she asked. "I don't know," he said," I just don't know how to feel." "Apparently the two of you were destined to be together in some form," Justine said. "I guess so," Guy said. "Will you be okay?" Justine asked. Guy looked around. He saw a butterfly with large yellow wings. He saw clouds floating in the sky. He saw how green the grass was. He saw how beautiful Justine's smile was. "I'll be fine," he said. The End

Chapter 3 Destiny's Hand The restaurant was packed when they arrived but the waitress they spoke of earlier hurried right over. "Hi," she said, "I'm so glad you boys could come tonight." She looked at Guy and he gave her a little wink. She really didn't have time to talk to them while they were eating because she was so busy. As they were about to walk out the door, Guy looked back at her. She motioned for him to wait. "I'll catch up with you guys later," he said. Jonny just winked at him and smiled slightly. Guy leaned up against the side of the building and lit a cigarette. Shortly, she came out. "Thanks for waiting," she told him, "I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to talk to you more tonight." "That's okay," he told her, "The place was really busy." "I won't get off until late," she said. "I don't have any other plans," he told her. "I mean really late," she said, "We have to clean up and all." "What time?" he asked. "About 2 am." "I'll be back then," he told her. "I feel strange asking you this," she said, "But what is your name?" He laughed. "I'm sorry. My name is Guy. What is your name?" "Justine," she said. "Wow..that's a bit unusual," he told her. "Yeah, it was a nightmare in school." "I can imagine," he said. "What shall we do now?" she asked. "Let's just take a walk and talk," he said. They ended up sitting in the grass at the park. They talked and laughed. Guy tried to memorize every inch of her face and the hazel color of her eyes. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked. "Because I don't want to forget how beautiful you are," he said. "Why would forget?" she asked. "Because I am going blind," he told her. "What?" she asked, quietly, "Why?" "Some sort of hereditary disorder," he said. "Isn't there anything that can be done?" she asked. "I can hope for a transplant, but that doesn't seem fair. That means somebody else has to die so that I can see." "How long until....." "The doctors aren't sure," he said. She put her hand on his face. "You have such beautiful eyes," she said, "I can't imagine that you won't be able to see." "I can't imagine it either," he said. Chapter 4 Destiny's Hand "Would you like to come in?" She asked, when Guy walked her home. "I don't think I should," Guy told her. "Why not?" she asked. "Because I don't want you to feel sorry for me," he said. She looked at him and smiled. "Do you think I always gave you extra sprinkles because I felt sorry for you?" she asked. Guy smiled. "No," he said, "I suppose not." "No, I didn't," she said, " I was trying to flirt with you because you are the most beautiful man I've ever seen." "I can't promise you anything," he said. "I know," she said. "I don't even know what I will be doing this time tomorrow," he told her. "I know," she said. "I don't want to hurt you," he told her. "I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself." "Okay," Guy said. Her apartment was dark. She started to flip on the light. "No," Guy said. "Okay," she said, walking toward him and slipping her skirt down her legs. He shrugged out of his t-shirt and threw it in a corner. She took him by the hand and led him toward her bedroom. In the darkness, he could only see the silhouette of her body. He reached out and pulled her to him. She tasted like mint and chocolate. She smelled like fresh cut lemons. She pulled away and walked to the bed, removing her shirt. Guy just stood and watched. If this was the last time he saw a beautiful naked woman, he wanted to enjoy every second of it. "What are you waiting for?" she asked. Guy undressed and joined her on the bed. He moved close to her and took her in his arms. "Take your time," she whispered into his ear. "I intend to," he said. Chapter 5 Destiny's Hand Guy didn't get to the studio until late the next day. "You got a message from some doctor," Jonny told him. "What?" Guy looked at his cell phone. He had turned it off the night before and forgotten to turn it back on. He quickly dialed the doctor's office. "Thank goodness," his nurse said, "We have been trying to reach you. We have a cornea for you." "That was fast," he said. "Sometimes it works that way. You need to get to the hospital as soon as possible." "Mr. Berryman?" the stranger asked. "Yes?" Guy sat up in his hospital bed. "I am from the transplant bank. May I come in?" "Sure," Guy said. He still had a patch over one eye. "I have a request from the family of your donor. They would like to meet you." "Is that the way it usually works?" he asked. "You are under no obligation. They make the request. You either accept or not. It is completely up to you." "Can I think about it?" Guy asked. "Certainly," he said, "I will leave you my card." "What do you think?" he asked Justine, when she came by with ice cream and flowers. "How do you feel about it?" she asked. "I'm not sure. I think I would just feel guilty." "But you didn't ask for someone to die. That person would have died anyway." "Yeah," he said, "You are right about that." "I think you should do it," she told him. "You are a wonderful person," he said, kissing her. "You better get out of this bed soon," she said. "Oh yeah....Why?" he asked. "So I can get you back in mine," she teased.

Chapter 2 Destiny's Hand "Corneal dystro........something.... That's what I have," Guy said to himself. Even the name sounded ridiculous. It might be inherited the doctor had told him. No one in his family had anything like that. Guy imagined himself sitting in the doctor's office listening to the diagnosis. "It cannot be cured. The only option to see again will be a corneal transplant." "A transplant?" Guy had asked, "What are the chances of that?" "Transplants work well in the cornea," the doctor said, "You just have to find a suitable match." Then there was all the paperwork involved in getting Guy added to the transplant list. It was all so surreal. He was the one with the eye for color and shapes. The one that loved to spend all his free time taking photographs. Yet, this was happening to him. Why? "You seem distracted today,"Will said, "Everything okay?" "Sure," Guy said. He had decided not to tell the others about his condition just yet. The doctor had said there was no exact timetable for the progression of the disease. Each person was different. If he was lucky, there might be a cornea found for him even before the symptoms got any worse. Then no one would have to know that he was going blind. "Want to get something to eat after this?" Will asked. "Okay," Guy shrugged, "Why not?" "We are going to that new place over on the next block," Jonny said. "Isn't that the one with that pretty waitress?" Guy asked. "Yep, she's the same one that used to give you extra sprinkles on your ice cream cone," Will said. Guy remembered her. She was a cute, perky little brunette with a button nose and a sweet upturned mouth. He thought about how she looked. At least I'll still be able to see her in my head, he thought. "Why didn't you ever ask her out?" Will asked. "I don't know," Guy said. He didn't want to tell them it was because he had been feeling so rotten lately.

Chapter 1 Destiny's Hand Guy closed the door to the doctor's office behind him. He walked slowly through the front waiting room and passed by the receptionist in a fog. "See you next week," she said, cheerfully. Guy looked at her. He wondered how she could be so cheerful when she dealt with people who were sick every day. He continued down the hall and out the front doors of the office building. It was a beautiful day outside and he put on his sunglasses as protection against the bright rays. Then he took the sunglasses off slowly and put them away. He looked around. There were three pigeons pecking at the remnants of someones’ lunch. Three black and white pigeons with yellow feet. He made a note to himself. In the sky there were high sirrus clouds floating in a lazy sea of blue. What color blue, he asked. Aquamarine blue, he thought. No, no that is more like the ocean. This blue was more like....sky blue of course. He laughed at the absurdity of that. A lovely young woman walked by and Guy watched the swish of her long skirt against her legs. She smiled at him and he stared at her. She looked a little scared and hurried on down the sidewalk. He was just studying her face. Studying what her eyes and lips looked like. Taking in the color of her strawberry-blond hair that he figured was not natural. But it was still beautiful. He sat down on the concrete steps that lead to the large water fountain spraying droplets of liquid everywhere. Guy saw the small rainbow created by the sunlight passing through the droplets and bending at just the right angle. A butterfly flittered past and Guy watched it carefully. The yellow and orange spots on the insect’s wings seemed to be almost neon they were so bright. “I will certainly miss all these things,” Guy thought to himself. The words from the doctor echoed in his head. He put his head down and tried to make them go away. But he couldn’t. He just kept hearing the diagnosis over and over. “You are going blind.”

I did one where Guy was happy (with a woman.) He was happy in some others but that wasn't with a woman.

I'm so sorry. I just didn't think she treated Guy very nice.

Poor Guy...................stuck with that witch Gwyneth.... And now he is dying..........:cry::cry::cry: And poor Jonny......... Why can't they ever find good women?:(:(

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Oh my gosh............ I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you...............

Different size ones cost different amounts. You can get a 4 gb one at Best Buy for about $25.00. You get a 32 gb one for $70 but that's alot of space. I have 2 4 gb ones. One for storing everything on and one for downloading stuff from different computers. Neither one is even close to full. I have ten or so concerts on one. They are really great for storing video.

Oh yes.............please find it!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks..... I appreciate that.

I used to have some friends who dressed in kilts when they went to this Scottish Festival in Dallas. None of them wore underwear with the kilts. That's what I pictured when I thought of Guy in a kilt.

Oh my Gosh............I just read your new one..........:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: It was so great............ I can't stop laughing. But I can totally see Guy in a kilt. He would look great with those long legs.:wink3: