Her father was a world-renowned yodeler from Switzerland; and her mother played electric guitar in a heavy metal band; but the child was born mute and would cringe at even the slightest noise. Considered a freak and largely ignored, she kept to her bedroom, magically bringing shadow-birds to life and sending them soaring out into the sky.

This piece of flash fiction was written in response to:
Love this, David!
โค Thanks, Sara โค
My mother took too much of the stage of life.
So this resonates with me.
The concentration of projecting those birds.. I rememberโฆ
๐๐ข Syl ๐๐ข
Gotta love the shadow birds!
๐ค qbit ๐ค
The beauty of finding your voice in however it wishes to speak is magical.
๐ Susie ๐ ~ thanks! I agree.
Sincerely,
David
oh my I loved this great story to the prompt. All that noise must have been annoying for him but at least he had birds to play with! ๐
๐ฆ ๐ Cindy ๐ฆ ๐
When disabled persons find their unique way of expressing emotion, that is the magic.
๐ Helen ๐
Nicely done, David.
๐ Bill ๐