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Episode #1
"You're as weird as I am. I like it!"
Those were the first words Adele said to me almost twenty years ago. I was sitting on the bench in Regent's Park, humming Paganini's famous Caprice under my breath, scribbling notes on an old piece of paper. I looked up and saw a girl of my age staring and grinning at me. Her bright red curly hair seemed to burn like a torch in the sunlight and her indigo eyes bore into me with intent curiosity. She took my breath away. Little did I know she would turn my life upside down.
In our teenage years we basically lived in each other's pockets. "Where is Ray?" - "Oh, he's probably somewhere with Adele." We spent our days finding ways to get into trouble and wandering the streets of London. Sometimes we went to our favourite place in Regent's Park, the Japanese Garden. I played violin sonatas while grand waterfalls and magnificent castles appeared on Adele's canvas.
Five years later I found myself down on one knee in the Japanese Garden, presenting Adele a silver ring with sapphires on it. As she put the ring on, her dazzling eyes gleamed brighter than the precious gemstones.
Standing on the altar like a gentle angel wrapped in azure glow of her dress, Adele was a sight to behold. After we spoke our vows, she brought our faces together. "We will have the world at our feet," Adele whispered.
As our lips met I knew what happiness was.
Initially we rented a small flat in the East End but over time as Adele started selling her paintings and I composed more violin pieces we moved to Primrose Hill. We still visited the Japanese Garden and spent ends of the days laying on the Hill, gazing up at the sky, watching crimsom and lilac clouds gather and split up again.
Adele looked at the children playing around us and laughing and smiled wistfully. "Don't be sad," I tried to reassure her, "Next month will be the one."
The truth is four weeks later as I crossed the threshold of our home, "Middle-earth" Adele insisted on calling it, I was enveloped in a tight hug of all limbs and entangled curly hair. Adele beamed triumphantly at me and held out a positive pregnancy test.
The next day there already had been a crib in one of the rooms and...
Those were the first words Adele said to me almost twenty years ago. I was sitting on the bench in Regent's Park, humming Paganini's famous Caprice under my breath, scribbling notes on an old piece of paper. I looked up and saw a girl of my age staring and grinning at me. Her bright red curly hair seemed to burn like a torch in the sunlight and her indigo eyes bore into me with intent curiosity. She took my breath away. Little did I know she would turn my life upside down.
In our teenage years we basically lived in each other's pockets. "Where is Ray?" - "Oh, he's probably somewhere with Adele." We spent our days finding ways to get into trouble and wandering the streets of London. Sometimes we went to our favourite place in Regent's Park, the Japanese Garden. I played violin sonatas while grand waterfalls and magnificent castles appeared on Adele's canvas.
Five years later I found myself down on one knee in the Japanese Garden, presenting Adele a silver ring with sapphires on it. As she put the ring on, her dazzling eyes gleamed brighter than the precious gemstones.
Standing on the altar like a gentle angel wrapped in azure glow of her dress, Adele was a sight to behold. After we spoke our vows, she brought our faces together. "We will have the world at our feet," Adele whispered.
As our lips met I knew what happiness was.
Initially we rented a small flat in the East End but over time as Adele started selling her paintings and I composed more violin pieces we moved to Primrose Hill. We still visited the Japanese Garden and spent ends of the days laying on the Hill, gazing up at the sky, watching crimsom and lilac clouds gather and split up again.
Adele looked at the children playing around us and laughing and smiled wistfully. "Don't be sad," I tried to reassure her, "Next month will be the one."
The truth is four weeks later as I crossed the threshold of our home, "Middle-earth" Adele insisted on calling it, I was enveloped in a tight hug of all limbs and entangled curly hair. Adele beamed triumphantly at me and held out a positive pregnancy test.
The next day there already had been a crib in one of the rooms and...
