Dinner that night was peaceful, with the old woman telling various stories from when Leon was a child. She told her of his silly stories and cute anecdotes.
She particularly liked the story of him rushing a chicken to the hospital after grazing it with his bike…
Naia smiled, feeling more and more endeared to the young man.
Seeing her genuinely interested, Grandma continued with her stories. She loved recalling them anyway.
"Even as a child, that boy was very nice," she paused, "Though I have to say… don't look at him all quirky, he actually isn't much of—what do you kids call it—a social butterfly.
"If I recall correctly, even his team from university wasn't that fond of him, though I'm sure it's because of jealousy."
She later found out that due to his talent, he was isolated from his peers, especially due to his poor background as a scholarship student.
