CHAPTER 75 - LIFE MOVES ON ---- CAPÍTULO 75 - LA VIDA SIGUE
13 May dawned over a luminous London, with a shy sun peeping through high, cotton-like clouds. Ane and David left early from their beautiful flat above the menswear and womenswear boutique that had been enjoying such success in the very centre of the city. Ane would get dressed in her shop, which would remain closed to the public that day, while David would do so at his parents’ house, in keeping with tradition and the superstition of not seeing the bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony. At 10:30 in the morning , the small church of [1] Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock , just a few steps from [2] Kensington Gardens , awaited them with its Gothic façade darkened by the passage of time and history, and its warm, welcoming interior. It was a small, intimate temple, perfect for the wedding they had both imagined: without ostentation, without large crowds, only the people who truly formed part of their story. Ane entered on the arm of Gorka, her best man and “brother”...
