Leroy’s mother was raised in Georgia. She has family there still. Once she brought her sons all the way from NY to visit. Leroy’s cousins shied away but also watched him with fascination. He seemed like the Bad Cousin, an urban tough.
Is he an urban tough? I suppose he is. He’s complicated though, and likeable. He’s ready to enjoy himself. He likes people. I like LeRoy very much and I’m not at all surprised that Julia does too.
LeRoy and Taliq are friends. They’ve known each other for years. Taliq is LeRoy’s electricity. LeRoy is Taliq’s translator.
Neither LeRoy nor Taliq have fathers at home, but LeRoy has an older brother. True, he’s too earnest for LeRoy’s tastes; too diligent, too straight-line, too timid, too righteous. No matter. It’s nice for LeRoy. That older brother is part of the reason LeRoy has a better chance of becoming a functional adult than Taliq has.
I’m cheering for LeRoy. I’d like to meet up with him later and see how he turns out.
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