“Blindfold” is a work of short fiction by Joyce Carol Oates originally published in Southern Review (Spring 1972) and first collected in The Goddess and Other Women (1974) by Vanguard Press.
Betsy recalls a game of blindfold her uncle had initiated at the park, placing a scarf tightly around her eyes after taking her to a secluded area.
The game has been a regular feature of their subsequent excursions, a fact the uncle insists she never reveal: “That’s our secret.
[3] Uncle Dick and the blindfolded Betsy are discovered by an elderly married couple hiking near the lake.
Betsy discerns that the game they have played for years has been exposed, and she instantly feels contempt for her uncle.
Uncle Dick drives down the highway at high speed, wildly passing other vehicles in a suicidal panic.