Trafika Europe 9/10 - UK in Europe

JayMerill

funny one was thinner than the normal one which was fatter and had hairs growing on it. The thin-funny one never had any hair and was so thin it looked like a matchstick, especially when he was standing still and the two legs were together. He was Mum’s dad and she remembered cringing when she saw him at the seaside, the two legs looking as if they didn’t belong together. But there the legs were all the same, sticking out of the classic rolled up trousers as he ate an ice-cream on the sands. She said I got the funny leg from granddad and that even though mine weren’t funny in the same way it was near enough. An inherited characteristic. The idea made me shudder. I liked this explanation even less

than either of the other two. It made me feel I had no choice but to be hooked forever into this crazy family. ever shake off the image of the ice-cream eating granddad and I always felt uncomfortable about the idea of the seaside. Kids were supposed to like the seaside, but me, I wanted to steer well clear of it. I grew up totally conscious of my ill-matching leg lengths of course, and ironically, the only time I was able to forget them was when I was dancing. And I could only dance if there was no music and there was no one around to watch me. What a weird kid, most probably you are saying. But then you haven’t met my brother Ciaran. Oh yes, did I forget I could never

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