e boy. I was no older than four of five, and ther

easily, and I knew a lot of people, including children, are eas

ere, "

dn't even

lost?" I

ack to mine. There were silent tears in his eyes, but contrary to most children I've e

to come around here. I really don't know why. Do you? Maybe ther

, but his eyes were auto

ed his tail so hard, his little bo

s. He was wearing good clean clothes too that fit h

t to pet hi

he heard me. He didn't look

hen I spent the next minute sh

t to try?"

ve me the strange vibe you get with autistic children. He had problems looking in my eyes, but c

e he would not get too close to the kid and spook him, whom eventually caved and gave the first pet. It was short and just on

a few times, and he did

ure he talked, and given how he ignored me when I started with this line of questioning,

method was pretty rudimenta

he interacted more and more with the dog, his expre

ur name?" I

eared as he looke

to. I'm Mila. I live with Miki not far from here. Miki l

could make me sound more trustworthy, but I wasn

next to my drawing pad,

was going on, and suddenly ign

out slowly, m

itement and sat, shaking his weig

I had to say it twice until, his desire for the biscu

at this scene in

t to try it

nod

to make the kid say something. Silen

his paws going in circles and then sitting, but going back up and putt

k. I guessed that if he was more interested in the dog than me

hat had to be done, but he worked it out faster th

ing five treats

eally well, and I had heard the boy say at least four words now, and

all gone, he looked

hat Miki loves

ok his

to hear

he realises he's the center of attention, it's like the greate

about your day if

t I had been doing today and how I was doing, looking at him and giving him all my attention, which he crave

boy laugh

s, but eventually

t, out of context, made no sense to m

ith him. He said his father travels, so I considered that maybe he's from out of town. He

" he

to pee?"

nod

o my and Miki's house

s weight around, clearly s

, " I

911, put the phone in my bag, then grabbed the leash in one