Northstar Vale La Perle et le Suie

He didn't move when his mother gave him a kiss, instead exhaling an audible sigh. He figured she would want to redirect the question, but the last thing he wanted to think about was his eye. 

The lie was that it would heal up soon, be back to normal. It's what he wanted to believe, but nothing really pointed to that being the case. 

"It hurts, mom." was what he settled on. "I wish I hadn't let stupid Chaudry drag me into his mess."