Being non-verbal made it difficult for Myca to make friends on the surface. He imagined Cian’s shyness and his voice made it hard for him. Myca’s smile grew even wider at Cian’s acceptance. He wanted to lunge forward and hug his new friend, but he held back to keep from scaring him off!

Instead, he smoothed the sand between them once more and began to write. ‘Want to stay here? Go somewhere else?’ Since Myca lived in town, he thought, maybe, if Cian wanted to, maybe they could go grab a bite to eat. But first, he wanted to make sure his new friend would be interested in leaving the beach.