Love, Rosie (33 page)

another
week.
Did
something
happen?

Rosie:

Steph:

Uuuugh
not
really
worth
mentioning.

Oh
come
on,
Rosie,
I
know
when
something
is
bothering
you,
and

you
can
tell
me.
It’s
obviously
worth
mentioning
if
you
had
to
come

home
early
because
of
it.

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

It
was
just
time
to
go,
Steph.

Did
you
and
Alex
have
a
fight
or
anything?

Ha!
I
wish.

What??
What
happened?

No
too
embarrassing
to
explain.

Why
what
do
you
mean?

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rosie

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Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Oh
I
just
made
a
show
of
myself
one
night.

Oh
don’t
be
silly
I’m
sure
Alex
didn’t
mind!
He’s
seen
you
make
a

show
of
yourself
in
your
lifetime.

No
Steph,
this
was
a
different
kind
of
making
a
show
of
myself.

Trust
me.
Not
the
usual
kind
of
Alex
and
Rosie
thing
to
do.
I
kind

of
threw
myself
at
him
and
the
next
day
I
was
mortified.

Steph:

WHAT??
Do
you
mean
that
.
.
.
?
Did
you
and
Alex
.
.
.
???

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Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Calm
down
Stephanie!

I
can’t!
This
is
too
bizarre!
You
two
are
like
brother
and
sister!
Alex

is
like
my
little
brother!
You
can’t
have!

STEPHANIE!
WE
DIDN’T!

Oh.
Then
what
happened?

OK
I
realize
that
this
was
a
very
silly
thing
for
me
to
do
and
I
am

extremely
embarrassed
so
don’t
go
mental
at
me
.
.
.

OK
go
on
.
.
.

Well
it’s
really
far
more
innocent
than
you
think
but
equally
embar-

rassing.
I
kissed
Alex.

I
knew
it!!!
And
what
happened???

He
didn’t
kiss
me
back.

Oh
and
do
you
mind
that?

The
unsettling
thing
is
that
yes
I
do.

Oh
Rosie
I’m
so
sorry
.
.
.
but
I’m
sure
Alex
will
come
around,
he

was
probably
just
shocked,
oh
I’m
sure
he
feels
the
same!!
This
is
so

exciting!
I
always
knew
something
would
happen
between
you
two

someday.

Rosie:

I
honestly
don’t
know
what
happened
to
me.
I’ve
been
lying
on

my
bed,
staring
at
the
ceiling
ever
since
I
got
home
trying
to

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rosie

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figure
out
what
came
over
me.
Was
it
something
I
ate
that

made
me
feel
light-headed?
Was
it
something
he
said
that
I

could
have
misunderstood?
I’m
trying
to
convince
myself
that
it

was
more
than
just
the
silence
of
the
moment
that
changed
my