Love, Rosie (4 page)

3
p.m.
sound?

Ms.
Casey

Alex
I
don’t
think
my
mum
and
dad
will
let
me
go
to
the
cinema
to-

night.
I
hate
not
sitting
beside
you.
It’s
so
boring.
Frizzy
lizzys
hair
is

blocking
my
view
of
the
blackboard.
Why
does
this
happen
to
us
all
the

time?

Rosie

TO
ALEX

HAPPY
VALENTINE’S
DAY!

LOVE
FROM
YOUR
SECRET
ADMIRER

XXX

To
Rosie,

You
wrote
that
card
didn’t
you?

From
Alex

To
Alex

I
really
don’t
know
what
you’re
talking
about.
Why
would
I
send
you
a

Valentine’s
card?

From
Rosie

To
Rosie

Ha
ha!
How
did
you
no
it
was
a
Valentine’s
card!
The
only
way
you
could

no
is
if
you
sent
it.
You
love
me,
you
want
to
marry
me.

From
Alex

To
Alex

Oh
shut
up,
I
sent
it
to
you
for
a
joke.
Now
leave
me
alone
I’m

love,
rosie

9

listening
to
the
teacher.
If
she
catches
us
passing
notes
again
we’re
dead

meat.

From
Rosie

To
Rosie,

Oh.
What
happened
to
you?
You’ve
turned
into
such
a
swot.

Alex

Yes
Alex
and
that’s
why
I’ll
go
places
in
life,
like
going
to
college
and

being
a
big
successful
business
person
with
loads
of
money
.
.
.
unlike
you
.
.
.

From
Rosie

chapter
2

k

Dear
Ms.
Quinn

Alex
will
be
unable
to
attend
school
tomorrow,
the
8th
of
April,
as
he

has
a
dental
appointment.

Sandra
Stewart

Dear
Ms.
Quinn,

Rosie
will
be
unable
to
attend
school
tomorrow,
the
8th
of
April,
as
she

has
a
doctor’s
appointment.

Alice
Dunne

Rosie

I’ll
meet
you
around
the
corner
at
8:30
a.m.
Remember
to
bring
a
change

of
clothes.
We’re
not
wandering
around
town
in
our
uniforms.
This
is
going
to

be
the
best
birthday
you
ever
had
Rosie
Dunne,
trust
me!
I
can’t
believe
we’re

actually
getting
away
with
this!

Alex

PS:
Sweet
16
my
arse!

love,
rosie

11

Mr.
and
Mrs.
Dunne,

Enclosed
is
the
medical
bill
for
Rosie
Dunne’s
stomach
pumping
on
the

8th
of
April.

Dr.
Montgomery

Rosie,

Your
mum
is
guarding
the
door
like
a
vicious
dog
so
I
don’t
think
I’ll
get

to
see
you
for
the
next
10
years
or
so.
The
kind
big
sis
you
love
so
much
(not!)

has
agreed
to
pass
this
on
to
you.
You
owe
her
big
time
.
.
.

Sorry
about
the
other
day.
Maybe
you
were
right.
Maybe
that
tequila

wasn’t
such
a
good
idea.
It
seemed
so
wise
at
the
time.
The
poor
bar
man