Just Around The Corner There’s a Smile.
Dom, swang his legs as I watched him across the ever nearing screen. “Sit still Dom, you make me dizzy, swinging your legs.” He pushed his face close to the camera until a single bulbus eye covered my screen. “How come you knows everything Gran? have you got xray vision like Super man?” He pressed his mouth open wide into the camera. ” Can you see where Ben pulled my woggly tooth out? Can you Grandma?” He swang his legs faster now. “Well I know you are swinging because the action bobbs your head up and down, so I am afraid I don’t have superpowers at all. Did the tooth fairie leave something for that tooth?” He screws his nose up and scratches his chin. “Fairies are fake Gran, and they don’t leave any money if yer big bruvver pulls it, it has to fall, to get some.” > sighs < “Oh, I haven’t heard that one Dom, any way, tell me, how are you managing with lessons at home?”
Dom shrugs his shoulders. “Sallright, not fun like school though.” His bottom lip wobbles, “Are you missing Scool?” “It, it’s them corners Gran, if people didn’t go round the corners they wouldn’t catch the virus an we could play with our mates, in the platground. Share hugs, buy sweets, and swap licks of lollies ... at School. I won’t get corner virus coz I’m not stupid, I won’t ever go round them.” Dom’s curls flipped up and down his forehead as he punctuated each point with a nod. “That is a thought, I can honestly say I had not considered the corners before.” I stiffle a laugh. “Never mind Dom it will all come out in the wash.” “Only if they wash for the whole of happy birthday Gran, and wear the masks.” “How clever you are to know so much.” “Dad said I would do a better job than Boris, that man that stands by the door and tells us stuff. I might ask Mum to change my name to Boris and then I will be minister.
“Whoops, times up love, I will zoom you on Saturday.” “Bye Gran.”