Love, Rosie (16 page)

enough
problems
of
your
own
to
worry
about.
Tell
me
how
my
sophisticated

big
sis
is
doing
over
in
France.
I
can’t
believe
you’re
over
there,
you
always

hated
French
class.
At
least
it’s
only
for
a
few
months
right?
And
then
you’re

28

Cecelia
Ahern

coming
back?
Dad’s
still
not
happy
about
you
dropping
out
of
college.
Why

you
had
to
go
away
to
find
yourself
is
beyond
me.
Just
look
in
the
mirror.

What’s
the
restaurant
like?
Have
you
dropped
any
plates
yet?
Are
you
going

to
work
there
for
long?
Any
nice
men?
There
must
be,
French
men
are

yummy.
If
there
are
any
spare
men
that
you
don’t
want,
send
them
my
way.

Love,

Rosie

PS:
Dad
wants
to
know
if
you
have
enough
money
and
if
you’ve

found
yourself
yet.
Mum
wants
to
know
if
you
are
eating
properly.
Little

Kevin
(he
is
so
tall
now
you
wouldn’t
believe!)
wants
to
know
if
you’ll
send

him
some
video
game
over.
I
don’t
know
what
he’s
talking
about
so
just

ignore
him.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Stephanie

Rosie

Re:
Urgent
sisterly
advice
needed

Hello
my
darling
little
sister,

Don’t
worry
about
Alex,
I
thought
long
and
hard
about
it
and
I’ve
come

to
the
conclusion
that
it’s
a
good
idea
he’s
not
there
for
your
final
year
of

school
because
you
know
how
bad
you
two
are
when
you
get
together!
At

least
for
the
first
year
EVER
you
may
not
get
suspended
from
school.
Think

of
how
proud
you
would
make
Mum
and
Dad.
(Oh
by
the
way
tell
them
I’m

broke
and
starving
and
currently
looking
for
myself
in
an
Internet
café
in

Paris.)

I
definitely
know
how
you
feel
right
now.
I’m
alone
here
too,
but
just

stick
the
year
out
and
when
you’re
finished
maybe
Alex
will
move
back
to

Ireland,
or
maybe
you
can
go
to
college
in
Boston!

Aim
for
something
Rosie,
I
know
you
don’t
want
to
hear
it,
but
it
will

help.
Aim
for
what
you
want
and
the
year
will
all
make
sense.
Go
to
Boston

if
that
will
make
you
happy.
Study
hotel
management
like
you’ve
always

wanted.

You’re
only
young
Rosie,
and
I
know
that
you
absolutely
hate
to
hear

that
but
it’s
true.
What
seems
tragic
now
won’t
even
be
an
issue
in
a
few

love,
rosie

29

years
time.
You’re
only
17.
You
and
Alex
have
the
rest
of
your
lives
to
catch

up
together
.
.
.
After
all,
soul
mates
always
end
up
together.
Silly
Bethany