Love, Rosie (143 page)

time
I’ve
ever
seen
Ruby
cry.
I
didn’t
think
she
knew
how
to.
Mum’s
cries
down

the
phone
to
Stephanie
for
hours
every
day.
Last
night
I
could
hear
her
throw-

ing
up
in
the
toilet
for
ages
so
I
got
up
and
made
her
a
cup
of
tea.
She
stopped

for
a
while.
She
slept
in
my
bed
last
night.
It’s
only
a
single
bed
and
we
were

kind
of
squashed
but
it
was
sort
of
nice.
She
squeezed
me
like
I
was
a
teddy.

222

Cecelia
Ahern

Mum
has
started
packing
her
bags
now.
She’s
gonna
help
me
do
mine
in

a
while.
She
says
she’s
sorry
about
moving
me
to
Boston
and
I
believe
her.
I

don’t
blame
her
because
she’s
so
sad.
It’s
Greg’s
fault
but
I
haven’t
really

seen
him
do
much
to
make
her
feel
better.

Mum
said
you
can
visit
us
all
the
time.
Promise
me
you
will.
You
may

annoy
the
hell
out
of
me
Toby,
but
you’re
my
best
friend
in
the
whole
entire

world
and
I’ll
miss
you
so
much.
Even
if
you
are
a
boy.

We
can
write
to
each
other
all
the
time.
That’s
what
Mum
and
Alex
did

when
they
were
younger
and
he
had
to
move
away.

Love,

Katie

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
RUBY

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

So
you’re
leaving
in
two
weeks.

Yep.

You’re
doing
the
right
thing
you
know.

Funny.
You’re
the
only
one
who
seems
to
think
that.

I’m
the
only
one
who
knows
how
you
feel
about
him.

Oh
no,
I’m
not
in
the
mood
to
go
jumping
into
another
relationship

right
now.
I
don’t
have
the
energy.
At
the
moment
my
heart
feels

like
it’s
been
ripped
out
of
my
chest
and
tap-danced
on.
I
hate
all

men
right
now.

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Including
Alex?

Right
now
including
Alex,
my
father,
George
the
lollipop
man,
and

my
brother
for
telling
me.

You
would
have
wanted
to
know
though.

I
know
and
I’m
not
blaming
him.
He
hadn’t
a
clue
Greg
was
mess-

ing
around.
Again.
The
lying
little
.
.
.
aaaah!
I
just
feel
like
punch-

ing
the
shit
out
of
him.
I
don’t
think
I’ve
ever
been
so
angry
in
my

life.
The
first
time
he
did
this
I
was
hurt,
now
I
am
just
plain
pissed

off.
I
can’t
wait
to
get
out
of
this
country.
I’m
glad
Kevin
told
me

because
I
will
be
the
fool
no
longer.