Euan continued packing things into his rucksack, taking down the array of “Get Well Soon!” cards littering the surfaces of the room. The bright sunlight poured through the large double window, illuminating the white room with streaks of gold.
He picked up a small vanity mirror that had been left on the side table and looked at his reflection. He still found it strange to try and focus with only one eye. His depth perception just wasn’t what it was. He could see his face, paler now and less swollen than it had been. The scratches from the glass were now thin red lines criss-crossing his face, giving him what Penny described as a ‘raffish charm’. He looked into his good eye, which to him still looked slightly odd and blood-shot. He could not see the bad eye. The hard plastic eye cover was still taped over it, blocking any chance of vision from that side.
“So when are you getting out of here?” Tom asked, leaning against the window frame.
“Tomorrow, hopefully,” Euan replied.
“Ooh, brilliant!” said Cerys, rubbing her hands together. “The sooner the better, isn’t that right?”
“You’re right about that,” Euan replied with a smile.
“Have you seen much of Mike?” Callum asked, his earnest eyes meeting Euan’s.
“No,” Euan shook his head. “He’s still too ill to receive visitors.”
“It’s good to see you,” Penny said, pushing her way over to Euan and giving him a hug.
“Yes, and you,” he replied, hugging her back.
“You’re looking so much better from the last time we came,” said Eurig flamboyantly, jumping onto the end of Euan’s bed and crossing his legs.
“This eye is a lot better,” said Euan gesturing to the left one, “I can see so much more clearly out of it.”
“That’s good news,” Tom stated, with a firm nod.
“So, what’s been happening in the outside world?” Euan asked with a smile.
“Nothing much,” Cerys replied with a shrug.
“Just finishing up the last exams really,” said Callum, looking thoughtful.
“What are they going to do about your exams?” Tom asked, his expression concerned.
“They’re letting me take the re-sits in August, but with full credit,” said Euan. “I was surprised because I thought they were going to make me retake the entire year.”
“That’s great!” said Eurig with a broad smile.
“Yes, I’m very pleased,” said Euan with a matching smile.
“You know we haven’t seen anything of Felix since that day,” said Callum solemnly, “He’s keeping a very low profile.”
“And well he might!” exclaimed Tom fiercely.
“He’s not exactly popular at the moment,” Penny muttered.
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The trouble with stories like these is that Felix was such a little turd even before he nearly killed everyone that you have to wonder why he was ever allowed to hang around with them in the first place. But, you know; the same is definitely true of Asgardian gods vs Loki. Stupid twat.
Clever way of doing the Odin-being-a-cyclops thing, by the by. I'm not sure if I mentioned that before, but it's all a lot more family-friendly than the old self-harming thing, which is all a bit icky, really.
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