©2019 Suzie Tyler
We had gotten engaged on October 13th.
Just before Halloween, Odis had to be
home several days after an accident at work, Some metal had splashed in his
right eye, and he had to go to the
hospital. His eye was burned pretty severely
on the white of the eyeball. It wasn’t expected to affect his vision but would
leave a scar. The doctor deadened it and dilated
the pupil and taped a bandage across his eye, nose, jaw, and forehead. When he wrote to me about it, he said,
It feels like a big rock is in it and sure
hurts. I have to go back tomorrow to see the doctor again. He said I would have
to be careful of infection. One of the ladies at work got the metal out of my eyelashes, and
a pretty nurse held my hand at the hospital, is that ok? She did not turn on my
switch. Only you can do that. You’ve got the touch that turns me on.
I wish you were with me now. I would hold you
tight, and you could kiss my eye, and it would get well real quick. I have to
keep the bandage on to keep me from blinking my eye. He said if I blinked, it would irritate my eye. If you need
me for anything, call, ok? I love you,
little girl, more than life. Gonna take a pain
pill and lay down and close my other eye.
When I got the letter at noon, I called him immediately. “Why didn’t you call me when this happened?”
“I didn’t
want to worry you.”
“So, I am
worried now.”
After
talking with him, I drove to see him after work. I wanted to make sure he was okay. As he walked to the car to greet
me, I could see the bandage over his right eye. He
was so glad to see me and hugged me so tight it was difficult to
breathe, but I didn’t care. I was just happy to see him. He said, “You
shouldn’t have driven up here, but I’m
glad you did. You are sweet. I love you and have missed you.”
I said,
“Well, I had to protect my interest from the nurses.”
“Honey, you
had no reason to be concerned. None of them could compare to you. I love you, and there is no one else for me but you.”
“If
something like this happens again and you don’t call me, I will be so mad at
you.”
All the while
he is kissing on me and saying, “I love
you. Stay with me, okay?”
“I love you
too. I can stay for a little while. Does your eye hurt?”
“Yes, but much better now that you are here. You’ve got the magic touch.”
I left Diane
with Margaret so she could do her homework.
The boys had a ballgame, and his dad was at
the gym with them, but I enjoyed visiting with his mom. I asked her, “Is he
okay?”
She said,
“The doctor said it should not affect his vision.”
I said,
“Thank the Lord for that.”
The T.V. was
on, but I don’t think anyone was watching.
I was sitting on the couch by the side of his mother, and Odis was seated at
the dining table across from me. He was mouthing to me, “I love you.” I would smile
at him, wondering if his mom could see him and what she might be thinking. She recognized
our love and was pleased. I showed her my ring, and
she said it was beautiful. As I got up to
leave, Odis walked out to the car with me. I said, “Please take care of
yourself. I don’t want anything to happen to
you.”
“Don’t worry
about me. I will be fine as long as you are with me.”
“I know you
will, but I love you, and I worry about you.
It isn’t fair for this to happen. I pray God
will protect you and keep you safe. Please don’t strain your eye when
you go back to work, okay?”
“I’m so glad
you came. I’ll let you spend the night with me.”
“I wish I could.
One day soon I can. I sure love you.”
“I love you
the most.” He kept kissing me and holding on to me. “I know you have to go but
don’t want you to. I love you. Please drive carefully.”
I opened the
car door to get in and turned to look at him. “Get some rest.” I carefully kissed
his eye bandage. “Now. That should make it all well.”
He grinned.
“It already feels better.”
I hugged him,
“I love you.” I kissed him goodbye and got in the car to drive back home. A few days later, he wrote the sweetest letter
to me.
Thank you for coming to see me. I know
you really, really love me. When I touch your hand and look into your eyes,
I see pure love. You don’t have to say anything I feel your heart beating love
for me when I hold you tight against my chest. I see the smile on your face, the look in your eyes and I know you
love me and will never leave me. Your heart can speak to my heart without
saying a word from across the room. Don’t ever doubt my love because it is real.
Your sweet love gives me hope and faith in us. You are the only one for
me. Please believe me.
I miss you, darling, more all the time, and I feel lost when I am not with you. I love
you more than anything on the earth, and I will continue forever. Please never stop loving
me, please darling. No one can ever love me like you do. It was wonderful being with you this weekend. I fall more in love with you the longer I’m
with you. I just hope you never get tired of me. I love you more every day. I would
not want to live if I lost your love. You are part of me, and you are so very precious to me, and the most wonderful girl in the world.
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