Nonverbal (1)

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Zayn had always struggled with communication, finding it hard to express his thoughts and feelings through words. His friends, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Harry, had always accepted this and had learned to communicate with him through other means, like gestures and facial expressions. They knew that Zayn could talk, but they also knew that he didn't feel comfortable doing so.

One day, out of the blue, Zayn spoke a few words to his friends, surprising them all. They were initially excited, thinking that maybe Zayn was finally ready to start talking more. But as the day went on, they grew increasingly frustrated with him. "If you could talk this whole time, why haven't you just ALWAYS done that!? It would be so much easier for ALL of us!" they shouted at him, not realizing how hard it was for Zayn to talk.

Zayn felt overwhelmed and upset by their reaction. He ran away from his friends and back home, locking himself in his room and refusing to come out. He felt like he couldn't trust his friends anymore and that they didn't understand him at all.

The next day, Zayn's friends came to his house to apologize. They realized that they had been unfair to him and that they didn't understand how hard it was for him to communicate. They stayed outside his room the whole day, waiting for him to come out.

Finally, Zayn emerged from his room, but he looked different. He was gripping at his crotch, and his friends could see that he was in distress. They were surprised and concerned, not knowing what was going on.

Zayn explained that he had been holding his bladder for too long because he was too scared to leave his room to use the bathroom. His friends felt terrible for what they had put him through and realized that they needed to be more patient and understanding with him.

They talked to Zayn for a while, listening to him and trying to understand his perspective better. Zayn felt heard and understood, and he began to trust his friends again.

From that day on, Zayn's friends made a conscious effort to communicate with him in ways that he felt comfortable with. They learned to be patient and understanding, and they never again pressured him to talk if he didn't want to. Zayn felt more comfortable around his friends, and he knew that they truly cared about him.

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