Love, Rosie (31 page)

touch
with
Rosie
and
maybe
have
a
word
with
her.
She
just
returned
from

Boston
a
week
earlier
than
expected
and
she
seems
a
bit
upset
about
some-

thing,
though
she
won’t
say
what
it
is.
I
was
afraid
this
would
happen.
I

know
she
feels
like
she
has
missed
out
on
huge
opportunities,
I
just
wish
she

could
see
the
positive
side
to
what
she
has
now.
Will
you
get
in
touch
with

her?
She
always
loves
hearing
from
you.

Love
you
sweetheart,

Mum

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
STEPH

Steph:

Steph:

Steph:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Hey
you,
you’re
not
answering
your
phone.

I
know
you’re
there
Rosie,
I
can
see
that
you’ve
logged
on-line!

OK
I’m
going
to
stalk
you
until
you
reply

Hellooooo!

Hi

Well
hello
there!
Why
do
I
get
the
feeling
I
was
being
ignored?

Sorry
I
was
too
tired
to
speak
to
anyone.

love,
rosie

53

Steph:

Rosie:

I
suppose
I
can
forgive
you.
Everything
OK?
How
was
the
trip
to

Boston?
Was
it
as
beautiful
as
it
looks
in
the
photos?

Yeah
the
place
is
really
gorgeous.
Alex
showed
me
around
every-

where,
I
hadn’t
a
minute
to
spare
while
I
was
over
there;
he
really

took
care
of
me.

Steph:

Rosie:

As
he
should.
So
where
did
you
go?

He
showed
me
around
Boston
College
so
I
could
see
what
it
would

have
been
like
for
me
to
study
there
and
it
is
so
fabulous.
Oh
Steph,

it
was
so
romantic
and
magical
and
beautiful
and
the
weather
was

just
fabulous
.
.
.

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Wow
it
sounds
great.
I
take
it
you
liked
it
then.

Yeah
I
liked
it.
It
was
even
better
than
the
photographs
I
saw
of
it

when
I
was
applying.
It
would
have
been
a
nice
place
to
study
.
.
.

I’m
sure
it
would
have
been.
Where
did
you
stay?

I
stayed
in
Alex’s
parents’
house.
The
house
is
really
lovely,
it
looks

like
Alex’s
dad
is
making
loads
of
money
in
that
new
job.
Well
it’s

not
so
new
anymore
really
is
it?

Steph:

I
suppose
it’s
not,
time
flies
by,
but
the
place
sounds
wonderful.

What
else
did
you
two
get
up
to?
I
know
there
has
to
be
some
excit-

ing
story
here!
There’s
never
a
dull
moment
when
you
two
are

involved!

Rosie:

Eh
well
we
went
looking
around
the
shops,
he
brought
me
to
a
Red

Sox
game
in
Fenway
Park
and
I
hadn’t
a
clue
what
was
going
on