We first met at one of those street magic shows in Covent Garden.

The magician had a foam ball and three cups; you know the trick – you have to find the cup that the ball is under.

The magician began to mix up the cups and this is the best way I can describe our relationship.

It was confusing and unpredictable but I was sure I knew the answer

When the cup was lifted the ball wasn’t there.

We had tried to pull off our own magic trick,

Forgetting that he wasn’t a magician and neither was I.