It was like the colour had been switched off in the world. It was a gradual thing and so there was never a point where I opened my eyes and was shocked. It was more like slowly turning down the colour on a TV until one day the picture is entirely muted in tones of silver, grey and black. I do remember walking along the street one day and thinking that the world looked gloomy, dull, but it kind of suited me and I never thought to ask anyone if that was the colour they saw too or if it was just me.
