First and Last

The boy is my first nephew. I was there at his naming, hand in hand with a friend. The same friend whose newborn’s naming I had just travelled for, his second child. I had missed his first child’s naming years ago, and somehow being here again made it all feel connected, like time had quietly folded over itself. The baby girl? my family’s newest joy, was born while I was away, and I met her for the first time during this stay. Two ends of a timeline, one quiet afternoon.

Uploaded on 20 October 2025.