Chapter Twelve
Blind Date
Mark picked Angie up in a taxi at seven o’clock. I was delighted to see he’d made an effort and was wearing a jacket with his jeans. Angie hadn’t been expecting to go out on a date, but the peasant style summer dress she was wearing suited her perfectly. My parents were a bit puzzled by the arrangement, but I assured them everything was fine.
Meanwhile I had an evening to myself. It was a shame to hand about the apartment, so I put on my trainers, shorts and T-shirt, and headed off to the park for a run. Birkenhead Park is one of the great parks of England. Apparently it even inspired the design for Central Park in New York. I ran through the first park, and on to the second; at which point I realized I wasn’t that far from Joy’s place – my ex-girlfriend. I’d b
