Fighter

Ben was a really thin teenager. He had burnished dark hair and sharp blue eyes. He was slender and gangly. He had a pale face that always had a frightened look when he was with people. Alone he highlighted the perfection of his face strikingly when he lost the look of anxiety. The isolation and abandonment he had suffered at young age explained his lack of communication with others. Adults considered him as a deprived …

…mouth and past the lump in his throat. He took the yoghurt from her and began eating while she smiled triumphantly. <Tab/>'We're leaving,' she announced when he finished. All he could do was grin and hug her. That night the tide was low, that night Ben left the town and the next day the tide was high and Ben was high, he would always walk on water he decided.