Love, Rosie (160 page)

Christ.
Granddad
says
that’s
the
way
I’m
supposed
to
be
now
that

I’m
thirteen.
She’s
such
a
grump.

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Toby:

Katie:

Toby:

Katie:

Are
you
going
to
the
orthodontist
guy
soon?

Cecelia
Ahern

Yeah
Granddad
is
taking
me
tomorrow,
my
brace
broke
again.
Why?

Can
I
go
with
you?

Why
do
you
always
want
to
come?
I’ve
got
blisters
all
on
the
inside

of
my
mouth
and
he
hacks
away
at
me
while
you
sit
there
sucking

lollipops.

Toby:

Katie:

Toby:

Katie:

Toby:

Katie:

Toby:

Katie:

Toby:

I
like
going.
I
bet
you
had
cornflakes
for
breakfast
this
morning.

What
are
you,
psychic?

No
it’s
all
stuck
in
your
braces.

Oh
get
a
life
Toby.

I
have
one.
So
can
I
go
tomorrow?

What
is
your
obsession
with
braces
you
weirdo?

They’re
just
interesting.

Yeah
about
as
interesting
as
this
geography
test.
So
come
on,
what’s

the
answer
for
number
5?
Is
the
capital
of
Australia
Sydney?

Yeah
Katie,
it
is.

Dear
Ms.
Rosie
Dunne,

We
are
pleased
to
offer
you
the
position
you
recently
applied
for.
The

salary
is
£25,000
and
we
would
expect
you
to
start
in
August.
Please
reply

to
us
as
soon
as
possible
with
your
decision
and
contact
Jessica
at
the
phone

number
below.

chapter
34

k

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
RUBY

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Praise
the
lord
for
he
is
a
miracle
worker!
I
love
my
son,
he
is
per-

fect,
an
absolute
genius!

There’s
a
turnaround
for
the
books!

Well
you
would
agree
if,
like
me,
you
had
just
witnessed
the
rebirth

of
Fred
Astaire.
Not
only
am
I
in
a
great
deal
of
pain
from
dancing

like
I
have
never
danced
before
but
I
am
shocked
to
the
very
core!

There
is
no
possible
way
in
this
world
that
I
could
coherently
com-

municate
to
you
through
the
use
of
the
English
language
exactly

how
good
my
Gary
is.
Did
I
mention
to
you
at
any
stage
in
our
lives

that
I
have
always
loved
my
son
and
that
he
is
god’s
gift
to
salsa

dancing
and
finally
not
to
salsa
sauce!

Anyway
as
soon
as
the
music
started,
magic
happened!

I
mean,
Ricardo
didn’t
exactly
go
easy
on
him
even
though
it
was
his

first
day.
He
said,
“Rub-ee,
zis
is
ze
advanceda
classa,
Gar-ee
vill
just

have
to
try
to
keep
up.”
And
my
lord,
my
Gary
kept
up
so
much
I

almost
passed
out.
Ricardo
even
put
on
1,
2,
3
Maria
by
Azuquita