Fortune Cookie (11 page)

Everyone knows that Joey is special. Even Rosie, who told me just the other day that she'd been thinking about it and she was
glad
she'd given us all her savings so that Joey and Cookie could be together. She said, “When I see them I don't mind so much about having to start all over again. I still wish I didn't have to, but I don't
really
mind. Cos it's for Joey.”

Even old Lady Neverpoop (I always call her that, even though I know it's not her real name). Even though she's crabby as ever. Mum's mate Trudi went back to work for her, for
loads more money
, and says she still treats her like dirt. But we walked past her house a while ago, with Cookie on the lead, and Joey
in his wheelchair, and she was in her front garden. Cupcake wanted to cross the road to get away from her, but Joey caught sight of her and immediately waved and cried, “My dog, Cookie!” and she actually stopped what she was doing, and came to the gate, and patted Cookie on the head, and
smiled
. She said she was glad to see that he had recovered from his operation, and then guess what? She gave Joey £5 to get Cookie some treats! So she obviously isn't all bad.

As for me and Cupcake, we have decided that we are definitely not cut out to be criminals. We both think that once is enough! From now on, we are determined to go straight.

We have also made a vow to try and stop calling each other Fudge and Cupcake, but it is proving quite difficult. I blame Dad! When I suggested that perhaps I shouldn't be Fudge Cassidy any more he just laughed and said, “All right, you sensitive little flower. How about Button?”

Button
, I ask you!!! How can you hope to be a celeb
with a dad that calls you
Button
? When I told Cupcake she said did that mean she'd have to be called Door Knocker. “Then we could be Button and Door, like some sort of comedy act.”

I don't think so! We'll probably just stick to Fudge and Cupcake. It seems easier, somehow. In any case, we've kind of got used to it.

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