Hey, I’m Hector.

Just Hector is fine.

People often think I’m quiet but really, I just wait for the right words.

I may not be loud but I’ll remember what you said tomorrow.

You don’t mind a slow start, do you ?

I make better conversation once the mate starts steaming.

The first sip’s mine but the second’s always better anyway.

I notice more than I say.

Street games, shifting skies, the words people leave unspoken… it all stays with me.

Football’s in my blood, mate’s in my hands and my sketchbook ?

That’s where the rest of me lives.

So… sit if you’d like.

I won’t talk too much. But I’ll listen.

Really. I’ll listen.