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An Unexpected Friendship — Description
"What a terrible place!" One woman remarked
"It was going to eat me Mommy!" A young girl cried

People came running out of the underwater viewing area, screaming, mainly young children. The marine parks newest member had started to scare its visitors away. He was angry and frustrated and didn't want anyone near him. He lashed at his trainers and tried to wreck the tank. The large creature thought that he had driven everyone away but as he swam by the underwater viewing window he saw a single young boy standing there looking at him. He showed his teeth and banged on the window, but the boy didn't move, he just stared back at the animal with his head slightly tilted. Then the animal started to make a horrible sound but still the boy remained unmoved by the creature's actions.

"You're not happy, aren't ya?" The boy asked

The orca tried to make another attempted of scaring the boy but it failed.

The boys eyes remained on the bull male. The orca felt like he was being sucked into those eyes. His anger suddenly started to fade away and he felt a sudden warmth come over his body.

"Want to be friends?" The boy asked.

"Friends?" The orca thought. "With the very thing that took me away from my family!? I think not!" but then again this "thing" seemed different from the others. He wasn't trying to make him do anything he didn't want to do and this one was young and seemed to feel how sad he truly was. The orca went up closer to the glass. He stared at the boys little hand that was laying on the window and as a gesture of acceptance he pushed the tip of his rostrum onto the glass where the hand layed.

"Yes, I will be your friend."
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