My summer of love: âEvery time he kissed another girl, my heart brokeâ
One hot teenage summer, I made a lifelong friend. Years later, it turned out there was much more between us
âInstantly, I felt my heart skip a beatâ ... Hugo and Laura Dockrill. Composite: Laura Dockrill/Getty
âInstantly, I felt my heart skip a beatâ ... Hugo and Laura Dockrill. Composite: Laura Dockrill/Getty
LauraDockrill
Fri 9 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT
It was the summer of 2000 when I fell in love. I would love to say it was hot, but it was probably raining; weather doesnât bother you when youâre 14 and smitten. My baggy jeans were drenched in south London gutter scum, with knee-high puddle water stains and my try-hard skater shoes that had never once touched a skateboard, ugly as hell and a size too big.