Diana hesitated for a moment and followed him. She didn't think the man was a bad guy. Besides, they were on the street, and she should be all right.
Henry stretched out his hand, supported her, walked for a while, and then said, "Sit down, please!"
Diana bent down and touched a hard bench behind her, guessing it was a bus stop.
"Thank you!" Said Diana.
Henry smiled, "No problem. The rain is too heavy. I'll send you home when it's smaller."
"No, thanks. I have… Mitch." Diana didn't want to trouble him.
"He's not used to weather like this. Please let me walk with you. I can't drive you home, but I can hold an umbrella for you!" Henry's voice was very gentle.
The rain outside gradually decreased. Henry suddenly reached out his hand, held her hand, and said softly, "Let's go!"
His hands were so warm that Diana felt a little warm in her heart.
He asked her address, took her by the hand, and walked step by step in the direction of her house.
Every day after that, Diana could hear Henry's voice on her way to work. It was just a simple "good morning," but it kept her heart warm all day.
Then one day, Henry gave her something when they met.
"There was something wrong with your voice yesterday. You must catch a cold, did you? This is ginger tea, which has just been made. You… Drink while it's hot!"
Before Diana could say no, Henry's footsteps were gone.
Holding the slightly hot cup, she lost her mind for a moment and then walked towards her company.
One day after a few months, Diana was walking down the street when someone gave her a sharp pull, and then there was a shrill sound of brakes.
Then there was the sound of the door opening and the driver's apologizing, "I'm sorry! Are you hurt? Oh, sir… I'll take you to the hospital!"
"I'm fine." Henry's voice was still very gentle.
Diana couldn't see anything, she guessed that Henry pulled her up when the car was about to hit her, and he was hurt.
"Someone ran a red light!" The driver explained to her, "Your guide dog probably followed the pedestrian and ran the red light. I couldn't avoid you at once. It's good to have this gentleman... Are you really all right, sir?"
Diana had heard from the one who sold her the guide dog that dogs were color-blind and couldn't read traffic lights. Thus, they crossed the road with pedestrians. And if pedestrians ran red lights, they would do that, too.
"I am fine!" Said, Henry.
Diana had a sensitive sense of smell. She could smell a faint smell of blood. Obviously, Henry was injured.
"I'm sorry… It's all my fault…" She could neither see nor do anything. She was really worried.
"I'm OK. It's just a little bruise. I just need a band-aid!" Henry smiled, "Don't worry. Go to work now. You're going to be late!"
Then, he left.
Diana felt something in her heart was touched.
For more than a year, she met Henry every day. Sometimes, he talked with her. Sometimes, he gave her some small gifts. In return, Diana also gave him some small gifts.
She thought the relationship between them was even closer than friends.
But he never told her his details. She only knew his name, Henry.
Later, Diana was notified by the hospital that the corneas she had been waiting for were finally available. She could have the surgery one week later.
When her parents heard the news, they took special leave from their hometown to come to accompany her for the operation.
While Diana wanted to share the news with another man, that day, she had asked for leave, but she still went to the road at the usual hour…
…to meet him.
Henry showed up on time with the same faint but warm greeting, "good morning".
"Henry!" Diana called him, "I'll have surgery next week. If all goes well, next time… I will be able to see you."
She smiled.
Henry was silent for a moment, then said in his usual warm voice, "Congratulations!"
One week later, she had the operation. It was very successful. After a month in the hospital, the doctor took the gauze off her eyes.
The moment she saw the light again, she burst into tears of joy.
After leaving the hospital, the person Diana wanted to see most was Henry.
She went to the road to wait for him at her usual time. However, Henry didn't show up that day.
She waited there for many days, but never heard the sweet and warm voice again.
Did he change his job?
Only then did Diana find out that she was in love with Henry.
She wanted to find him and tell him she likes him. No matter what he thought of her, she wanted to express her feelings.
But Henry did not give her such a chance and disappeared from her world.
Both Sophia and Watson were stunned after listening to the story.
Sophia could understand Diana. A man who appeared in her life at her most frustrating time, she would undoubtedly cherish him. This Henry was very mysterious, but he was really good for her.
"I don't know his face, but…" Diana bent down and fondled Mitch's head, "Mitch knew him. Every time I met Henry, I stopped to greet him. Mitch gradually got used to it and would bark twice to remind me when we came cross, Henry. Then Mitch would pause for two seconds for me to say hello to Henry."
"How do you want us to help?" Sophia asked.
"I don't know if he's still working there." Diana said, "I want to take Mitch there. If he's there, Mitch will recognize him."
She looked at Watson. "Mr. Watson. I was worried that he didn't want to see me for some reason. Thus, he never took the initiative to talk to me. If I go there with Mitch, he may avoid us. Can you walk through there with Mitch on weekdays? I'll watch from a distance.. If he were there, Mitch would recognize him."