Double Vision

Kaylor jumped up to rebound the basketball and came down on an opponent’s elbow instead.

“Ohhhh!” groaned Kaylor. He knew he was going to have a black eye now.

The next day at school, the kids teased him about his black eye. It was funny for a little while, but Kaylor was growing weary of the jokes. Besides, his peripheral vision seemed kind of funny and it worried him. It was not just his hurt eye that was bothering him. It was both eyes. Everything seemed blurrier than usual. Kaylor had insisted on playing the rest of the game even though his eye was swollen.

That night over dinner, Kaylor decided to broach the subject with his parents.

“Would it be possible to have my vision affected after the collision last night?” asked Kaylor quietly.

“What do you mean?” asked Mom with a hint of tension in her voice.

“I just was wondering,” said Kaylor.

“Wondering what?” inquired Dad. “Is there a problem with your vision, son?”

“Kind of,” said Kaylor wishing he had never said anything.

“We are going to go straight to the doctor tomorrow,” said Mom.

The next day at the doctor’s office, Dr. Parker gave him a thorough check up. After the checkup Dr. Parker called Kaylor’s mom in to explain that Kaylor needed glasses.

“Is this a result of the bump to his eye?” asked Kaylor’s mom.

“No. It’s a result of Kaylor’s eyes needing glasses to improve his vision,” said Dr. Parker with a chuckle.