“That’s … disgusting,” I said. “And painful, from what it sounds like.”
“It was painful at first, but worth it in the end,” said Grandmother. “My visions of the future have indeed been clearer since then. Still, it was difficult getting used to blindness, though it is a price I feel was well worth paying. It is about the only useful thing that Matthew has ever done for me.”
“Then why didn’t you tell Dad that?” I said. “I saw the video where Dad told me about your powers. He didn’t mention that you had asked Grandfather to remove your eyes for you.”
“Because I didn’t think he’d understand,” said Grandmother. “Theodore was always such a precocious young child, even before his superpowers first manifested themselves, but that doesn’t mean he was capable of understanding the seemingly irrat
