"One Balloon Away" is the short story of a young boy who learns to communicate with his mother through balloons. Benji has Selective Mutism, a disorder which he only feels comfortable talking to certain people. Benji only talks to his mother, but he only speaks very little, for he always feels someone is listening. One day on Benji Li's 6th birthday, his mother gave him a letter which was tied to a baby blue balloon. From this moment on they communicated through balloons.All Rights Reserved