Love, Rosie (21 page)

thanks
to
you.
All
I
have
to
do
is
stand
in
with
him
for
the
photos
so
that

Mum
and
Dad
can
have
lovely
memories
of
their
daughter
going
to
the
debs

all
dressed
up
with
a
man
in
a
tuxedo.
The
tables
seat
ten
so
I
won’t
even

have
to
talk
to
him
at
dinner
so
there’s
really
no
problem.
Anyway
he
may

have
traumatized
me
as
a
child
but
he’s
not
that
bad!

You’re
enjoying
this
aren’t
you
Alex?

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Rosie

Re:
Beer
goggles

Cecelia
Ahern

Not
really.
I’d
love
to
be
there
instead.
Don’t
do
anything
with
Brian

that
I
wouldn’t
do
.
.
.

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Rosie

Alex

Re:
Beer
goggles

Well
that
doesn’t
rule
out
much.
Hair’s
done
now,
have
to
get
the
rest
of

me
ready.
I’ll
let
you
know
how
it
went
tomorrow.

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Rosie

Debs

How
were
the
debs
last
night?
No
doubt
you’re
nursing
a
hangover.
I’ll

wait
to
hear
from
you
tomorrow
but
I’ll
wait
no
longer!
I
want
to
know

everything!

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Rosie

Debs

Did
you
get
my
last
e-mail?
I
keep
calling
and
there’s
no
answer,
what’s

up?
I
hope
you’re
busy
preparing
for
the
big
move
over
to
me!

E-mail
me
soon
please.

Steph:

Rosie,
stop
avoiding
Alex
and
tell
him
how
the
debs
went.
Alex

is
even
e-mailing
me
wondering
what
happened
and
I’m
certainly

not
going
to
tell
him!
The
poor
guy
missed
out
and
all
he
wants

to
know
is
who
did
what,
where
and
when.

love,
rosie

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Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Well
I
certainly
won’t
be
telling
him
who
did
who.

Ha
ha.

It’s
not
funny.

I
think
it’s
hilarious.
Come
on
it’s
been
three
weeks
now!

Are
you
sure
it’s
been
three
weeks?

Oh
don’t
try
to
play
that
one
Rosie!

No
I’m
serious
Steph.
Has
it
been
three
weeks?

Yeah,
why?

Holy
shit.

Rosie
has
logged
off

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Rosie

Hello??

Rosie
are
you
there?
Are
you
having
problems
with
your
e-mail?
Please

reply.
You
should
be
getting
on
a
plane
soon
to
come
over
here.

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Rosie

Please
Rosie?

Are
you
mad
at
me?
I’m
sorry
I
couldn’t
go
to
the
debs
ball,
things
with

whiney
Briany
can’t
have
gone
that
badly,
can
they?!
What
have
you
been