Armas-of-the-Lake

An author encounters a male 17-year-old teenager on the little private beach of his property, lakeside – not entirely coincidental. The lad visits coming from across the lake, seeking contact in curiosity. It becomes apparent that the boy, in his ostensibly singular behaviour, is socially neglected, looking for a new male caregiver. The writer, liaised to a distinctly younger woman, inapparent in the beginning, and the boy slowly make friends with each other – finding out that they're able to talk and deal with each other quite outspoken. The boy does flourish, the unexpected contact does good to the childless wordsmith as well – professionally and personally. His li…