Love, Rosie (279 page)

ried.
It’s
not
right
to
bring
it
up
now.
She
could
break
too

many
little
hearts
by
telling
him.

LonelyLady:

Wildflower:

Buttercup:

SureOne
would
know,
seeing
as
it
happened
to
her.

Oh
don’t
listen
to
those
two
Buttercup,
you
hop
on
a
plane

and
go
to
Alex
and
tell
the
man
that
you
love
him.

But
what
if
he
doesn’t
feel
that
way
about
me
anymore?
I’ve

never
ever
picked
up
on
any
vibes
from
him
over
the
past
10

years.

SureOne:

Wildflower:

SureOne:

Buttercup:

Wildflower:

Because
he’s
married.
He’s
a
good
man
Buttercup.
He
follows

the
rules.

Oh
rules
were
made
to
be
broken!

Not
when
people
get
hurt
Wildflower.

She’s
right
Wildflower.

Oh
don’t
let
people
walk
all
over
you
Buttercup.
It’s
your
life.

If
you
want
something,
you
need
to
get
out
there
and
grab
it

by
the
horns
because
no
one
is
going
to
give
you
what
you

want
on
a
plate.
Good
girls
always
come
second.

SureOne:

Good
girls
have
a
conscience
and
that
way
they
can
live
with

themselves.
And
anyway
we
haven’t
even
thought
about
the

fact
that
Alex’s
feelings
may
have
diminished
for
Buttercup

over
time.

Wildflower:

Buttercup:

Oh
why
don’t
we
just
slit
her
wrists
for
her
SureOne?

She’s
right
Wildflower.
I
need
to
cover
all
angles
before
I

jump
into
this
headfirst.
God
I
feel
sick.
OK
so
what
hap-

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Cecelia
Ahern

pens
when
I
tell
Alex
that
I
received
his
letter
and
his
feel-

ings
have
changed?
What
do
I
do
then?
Things
between
us

could
or
would
never
get
back
to
normal
ever
again
and
I

would
lose
my
very
best
friend
and
I
don’t
think
I
could

cope
with
that.

Wildflower:

Yes
but
then
what
if
when
you
tell
him
how
you
feel,
he
grabs

you
passionately,
relieved
you
finally
know
his
true
feelings,

and
the
two
of
you
live
happily
ever
after.

SureOne:

Wildflower:

SureOne:

Wildflower:

SureOne:

Yeah
sure,
in
between
one
messy
divorce,
child
custody
court

fights,
a
heartbroken
ex-wife
.
.
.

And
a
partridge
in
a
pear
tree.

If
you
can
live
with
yourself
by
doing
that,
then
by
all
means

go
ahead,
but
I
for
one
couldn’t.

But
she
can’t
pretend
nothing
happened.

Your
friendship
will
remain
strong
with
Alex
and
the
happi-

ness
in
his
life
will
also
remain
intact,
just
as
it
did
when
Alex

heard
no
reply
from
you
all
those
years
ago.
He
kept
on
as

normal,
as
though
nothing
had
ever
happened.