Love, Rosie (171 page)

he’s
54,
has
2
daughters,
and
his
ex-wife’s
a
lesbian.

SingleSam:

Buttercup:

UnsureOne:

SingleSam:

Wildflower:

Nice
to
meet
you
Buttercup.

Nice
to
meet
you
too
Sam.

So
what’s
new
Sam?
Are
you
happy
or
sad
today?

Oh
today
has
been
a
bad
day
for
me.

Oh
please!
This
is
supposed
to
be
the
Relieved
Divorced

Dubliners
chat
room
not
the
Depressed
Divorced
Dubliners.

I’m
heading
to
bed.

Buttercup:

Divorced_1:

UnsureOne:

LonelyLady:

I
better
head
off
to
bed
too.
It
was
nice
to
meet
you
all.

See
you
same
time
tomorrow
night
Buttercup.

I
better
put
the
kids
to
bed.

I
think
I’ll
watch
the
wedding
video
one
more
time
before
I

go
to
bed.

Buttercup
has
left
the
room

LonelyLady
has
left
the
room

UnsureOne
has
left
the
room

Wildflower
has
left
the
room

Divorced_1:

Well
Sam,
it
looks
like
it’s
just
you
and
me.
You
put
the
music

on
and
I’ll
light
the
candles.

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Stephanie

Rosie

Ms.
Casey!

Cecelia
Ahern

I
cannot
believe
you’re
going
to
be
working
with
Ms.
Casey!
Mum
told

me
over
the
phone
and
I
could
barely
understand
her
through
all
her
laugh-

ing.
She’s
wondering
what
her
and
Dad
should
do
when
they
receive
a
letter

from
Ms.
Casey
while
they’re
in
Australia,
demanding
to
see
them
first
thing

Monday
morning
due
to
your
behavior
at
work!

Whatever
persuaded
you
to
take
this
job?
Have
you
gone
nuts?!
I
never

had
a
problem
with
the
woman
personally
but
I
sure
know
that
she
drove

you
insane
when
you
were
a
kid
and
then
again
when
Katie
had
her
for
a

teacher!
What
does
Alex
think
about
all
this?
I’m
sure
he’s
got
some
very

interesting
views
on
the
subject!

Dear
Stephanie,

Well
you
of
course
never
had
a
problem
with
Ms.
Casey
because
you

were
Ms.
Goody
Two
Shoes!
She
loved
you
and
your
neat
copies
and
your

finished
and
correct
homework
and
your
tidy
uniform
and
politeness!

I
probably
am
nuts
taking
this
job,
but
to
be
honest
it’s
the
best
one

with
the
most
attractive
pay
packet
by
far.
It’s
Monday
to
Friday
9
a.m.
to

3:30
p.m.
which
is
great
because
I
had
to
work
all
hours
and
weekends
with

my
last
job.
It’s
right
beside
Katie’s
secondary
school
which
means
we
can