Leo will be arriving soon, I’m waiting for his train to arrive .
I wrote this about him six year ago it’s worth a revisit
“ it’s my nephew Leo's birthday todayHe's a late teen.
He is Chris's nephew and not my blood relative and our relationship is text
based with a heavy biase towards adventure movies, superheroes, DVDs and tv.
I love the intermittent " conversations" we have
I'm incredibly fond of the boy who is now almost a man .
Three years ago now we took Leo to London on a shopping expedition after a booked trip to see the Star Wars exhibition at the O2.
The trip went mighty fine.
But I remember one moment when we crossed the road near Trafalgar Square the noise of a nearby group of protesters suddenly rose to a crescendo.
I remember thinking that sudden loud noises may be a potential problem for Leo and I wondered , a bit helplessly, just what I could do to make things easier.
I need not have worried
Quietly Leo slipped his hand into mine as we crossed the road and held it firmly until we moved into a quieter part of central London.
I remember being terribly moved by this tiny but very human moment of the visit.