C2 Part54

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“Why?”

“Because I’m

blind.”

Giving that sort of reason first was definitely just

an escape. Because I’m blind, because I’m handicapped, weren’t

really the main reasons. It was just easier to blame his problems on

his own deficiencies.

“When I was first hired, several of

my coworkers were concerned about me. But—-”

Whenever

someone was talking about something a blind person wouldn’t be able

to understand, they would suddenly fall silent. Tatsumi could tell

everyone around him felt like, ooh, this person wouldn’t

understand, or we started talking about something a blind person

wouldn’t get, and sensed the awkwardness they felt even if he

couldn’t see it. There were people who felt sorry for him, and people

who thought it was a pain to have to worry about making him feel

awkward. Everyone had their own way of thinking, so there were even

people who were worried about Tatsumi not being concerned. He had

never really told anyone, could you please refrain from talking about

that since I’m blind, nor had he ever wanted to. He didn’t care if he

couldn’t find out in real time if there was a pretty flower in bloom,

or if the manager was wearing a really obvious hairpiece. Even if he

didn’t know, he wouldn’t be aware of it anyway, so he wasn’t worried

about it.