Suddenly, everything sank in for Maureen. She rubbed her eyes roughly and looked around the room. A huge smile spread across her face.

"Joanne!" she yelled. "Joanne come here! Hurry!" Joanne came running into the room.

"What, what's wrong?" she asked quickly.

"My sight, I can see again!" Joanne sat on the edge of the bed and took Maureen's face in her hands. Very carefully, she looked into the diva's eyes. They were now bright and lively, nothing like before.

"How? Did you just wake up and it was back?" Maureen nodded. Joanne looked skeptical. "Let me call Dr. Carver and make an appointment."

"Aren't you happy for me?" Joanne kissed Maureen.

"Of course I am. I just don't want you to get your hopes up and then lose your eyesight again." Maureen's face fell."

"What's wrong Mommy?" Tiffany asked.

"Nothing Tiffany. I can see again." Tiffany scrambled onto Maureen's lap and kissed her cheek happily.

"Really!? Does that mean that Cassia can come home now?" Maureen and Joanne looked at each other. That honestly hadn't crossed either of their minds yet.

"We'll call the loft this afternoon. Right now, you have to get ready for school." Maureen gave Tiffany a kiss and watched her bounce out of the room. She hadn't realized how much she had missed her vision; it had just been another part of her.

Dr. Carver was mystified by Maureen's sudden ability to see. She couldn't understand how Maureen had suddenly gained back her sight.

"Well Ms. Johnson, I honestly don't know what to tell you," Dr. Carver said after examining Maureen's eyes. "Except for congratulations. You've beat the odds. Now, I still want you to come down for check-ups to make sure that everything's alright. I guess that's all. Congratulations again." Dr. Carver shook both Joanne and Maureen's hands, and the couple left.

As Maureen and Joanne walked down the street, Joanne wrapped her arm around Maureen's waist and slid her hand into the diva's back pocket.

"I want Cassia to come home tonight," Maureen said as they walked. "The more I think about it, the more it seems like we sent her away instead of dealing with her ourselves." Joanne sighed.

"I was thinking the same thing. But at the same time, a break was probably the best for everyone." Maureen draped her arm over Joanne's shoulders, and they kept walking.

When Cassia got to the loft after school, she immediately retreated to her room. She heard the phone ring and Mimi answer it. She seemed really excited about something, but Cassia didn't care. After Mimi hung up the phone, she knocked on the door to Cassia's room.

"Cassia, honey, can I talk to you?" she asked.

"Sure, whatever," Cassia replied. She was lying on her stomach actually doing her homework. "That was your Mama." Cassia grunted. "You Mommy got her sight back sometime during the night." Cassia looked up.

"Really?" She sounded pretty excited. Mimi nodded.

"Someone's going to come get you, so you can go home. We're going to go down to the Life tomorrow to celebrate."

"Why not tonight? Mimi crossed her arms and leaned against the wall next to the door.

"It's been a crazy day for everyone. Besides, don't you want to spend time with your family?" cassia shrugged.

"I guess."

"Do your homework before you leave." Nodding, Cassia went back to her homework.

Joanne arrived at the loft around seven o'clock to pick Cassia up. Maureen was at home with Tiffany, so the lawyer didn't stay long. She thanked the Bohemians for their help and left.

When Joanne and Cassia got back from the loft, Maureen and Tiffany were busy playing on the floor. Maureen looked up when she heard the door open.

"Welcome home, Cassia," she said. Cassia simply retreated to her room. Maureen was deeply hurt by this. Joanne sat on the floor next to her and kissed her cheek softly.

"I'll go talk to her," said the lawyer. Shaking her head, Maureen stood up.

"I should go," she said. With that, Maureen left the room, and Joanne began to play with Tiffany.

Cassia didn't look up when she heard Maureen enter her room. She was too busy unpacking her clothes. Maureen cleared her throat and waited for Cassia to turn around.

"Cassia, please, I only want to talk," she said. When Maureen put her hand on Cassia's shoulder, the teenager stiffened. "You're still afraid of me aren't you?"

"I have every right to be."

"Yes you do, but that wasn't me; in a way. I thought that I was going crazy. You know that I would never lay a finger on you. You're my daughter, no matter what you say." Cassia put her clothes in the hamper inside the closet.

"But you attacked me!"

"I was sick, I needed help! Now, I've gotten that help. I know it may sound rough, but we have to get one with our screwed-up lives." Cassia faced Maureen. She actually sounded…sincere. Cassia rushed forward into Maureen's arms and began to cry. For the first time in ages, everything felt alright.

The End

A/N: This story is loosely based on Iniga's Fronti Nulla Fides and Sky Pad's Blink Tears. You should read them both…they're AMAZING!!!! Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers, I don't have time to thank you all, we'd be here forever. Thanks you all!!

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