Love, Rosie (277 page)

I
bet
the
ladies
will
drop
out
like
flies
now.
But
the
all
impor-

tant
question
for
you
is,
does
he
have
a
criminal
record?

No
I
checked.

God,
I
was
only
joking!
But
at
least
you
know
your
TV
won’t

go
walkabout
when
you
go
to
the
toilet.

A
luxury
which
most
women
don’t
appreciate.

SureOne
has
entered
the
room

Wildflower:

SureOne:

LonelyLady:

Wildflower:

SureOne:

LonelyLady:

SureOne:

Well
he
sounds
perfect
for
you
then.
I
see
no
reason
why
you

shouldn’t
go
out
with
him.
Good
luck
with
the
date.

LonelyLady
are
you
going
out
on
a
date?

You
say
it
like
it’s
a
disease.

Well
it
could
turn
into
one
I
suppose.

No
I’m
just
shocked!
But
in
a
good
way!
Congratulations!

Thank
you!
Hey,
you
changed
your
name!

I
know,
I
was
granted
my
annulment.
See
I
told
you
the

love,
rosie

407

church
had
sense.
They
agree
that
Leonard
is
a
complete

prick.

Wildflower:

SureOne!
Well
it’s
a
change
to
hear
that
come
from
you!
I’m

not
quite
sure
the
church
thinks
exactly
that
but
it’s
a

start
.
.
.

Buttercup
has
entered
the
room

LonelyLady:

Buttercup:

Wildflower:

Buttercup:

SureOne:

Buttercup:

SureOne:

Buttercup:

Wildflower:

Buttercup:

SureOne:

Buttercup:

Well
congratulations
anyway
SureOne.

Why,
what
are
you
celebrating
SureOne?
(Nice
name
change

by
the
way.)

She
got
her
annulment.

Oh
congrats!

Thanks
girls!

So
I
take
it
I
haven’t
missed
anything?

No.
We
haven’t
heard
from
you
in
a
while
Buttercup,
where

have
you
been
lately?

I’ve
been
staying
in
the
house
in
Connemara
for
the
past
few

weeks.
I’ve
had
a
lot
of
thinking
to
do.

Is
everything
OK?

No
not
really.

Do
you
want
to
tell
us
about
it?
Maybe
we
can
help.

Well
my
mother
died,
I
lost
my
job,
and
I’m
afraid
to
say
the

words
of
the
“something
else”
in
case
it
validates
it
and

causes
me
to
have
a
nervous
breakdown.
Because
if
it

becomes
true,
then
it
would
officially
declare
the
past
10
years

of
my
life
to
be
utterly
useless
and
a
waste
of
time.

LonelyLady:

Well
we’re
all
experts
on
that
subject.
You
know
by
now
that

what
goes
on
in
this
room,
stays
in
this
room,
maybe
we
can

shed
some
light
on
it
for
you.

Buttercup:

Thanks.
OK
then,
here
goes
.
.
.
I
came
across
a
letter
that

was
written
just
after
my
30th
birthday.
A
letter
that
was

meant
for
me
but
that
never
made
it
into
my
hands.
It
was