Gren was a five year old boy, he had just begun school in Katolis. He didn't know what to expect of his life to come, all he was concerned with was getting through what seemd like torture. After only one day at school Gren had met two people;

"Hey! Gren!" it was Verin, he was one of the older boys, Gren hated him deeply he was the school bully, but yet prince Harrow still considered him his best friend. Gren didn't understand the prince's choice, he was still new to Katolis and he only knew Verin and Harrow. Verin threw a stone at him, it narrowly missed his head. He saw two girls, clearly sisters, walk through the school gates. He hoped they weren't friends of Verin's and ran to them for help, as Verin threw more and more stones at him. As he ran he tripped and one of the stones hit him. He fell to the floor and yelled out in pain. Both of the girls immediately ran to him. One had a beauty spot on her cheek, the other did not, that was the only way Gren could tell these strangers apart. The one with the clear face knelt down and held out her hand to him, he took it and she pulled him up.

"Thank you" he said. He was confused when he saw the girl with the beauty spot doing something with her hands. Was she mocking him? The girl who had helped him up smiled and nodded. He tried to walk off but his leg was badly injured and he tripped, and fell. She leapt forwards and caught him, "T- thank you" he said again, looking up into the girl's kind brown eyes. She stared at him for a second, as if she couldn't quite understand what he had just said, then she smiled and nodded once more, before setting him on his feet and putting her arm around him to help him walk. She motioned to her sister with her free hand who ran over,

"What is it?" she asked. The girl with her arm around Gern made some symbols with her hand and the other sister replied with more. He had heard from his non-existent older brother that some sisters or best friends had a secret language, he was guessing that's what these girls were using, a secret sister language. As the girl walked him off toward the medical hut he worked up the courage to ask,

"What's your name? Oh i'm Gren by the way" she smiled and waved at him. He was confused, why wouldn't she talk? Was she scared?

"Amaya!" the other girl came running over. Amaya. That must be her name. Amaya took no notice of her sister until she was standing in front of her, "Amaya" she said again. Amaya nodded. "i'm going to help you talk" she said, very slowly. Gren looked confused from one sister to the other then it struck him, Amaya was deaf!

"Can- can she not hear?" he asked. The girl who could speak nodded,

"She cant speak either" she looked sad, but then Amaya made a simbol with her free hand.

"What did she say?"

"She said "I don't need to speak or hear to be alive"" there was a smile on the girl's face, one Gren has only ever seen on his parents faces when his non-existent brother had been wise or kind or done something good.

"What are your names?" he asked again.

"Im Sarai and this is Amaya" said Sarai

That night when Gren got home he went up to his parents and sated

"I am going to learn sign language"

"Oh ok son....why?" his father replied.

"Because I met a girl at school today who could not speak nor hear and she was really nice to me and I want to be able to be nice back"

"Ohhh Grens got a girlafrindddd" sang his non-existent older brother. Gren resisted the urge to punch him.

"Oh Gren that's so good you're making new friends already!" Gren smiled he felt proud of himself