Love, Rosie (249 page)

this
is
a
big
deal,
for
her
I’m
a
really
lucky
person.
Meanwhile
I
just

can’t
think
of
anything
I
would
be
bothered
studying
for
another

four
years
of
my
life.
It
sounds
like
a
prison
sentence.
Dad
said
that
I

could
go
over
to
him
for
the
summer
again
and
work
in
the
club

behind
the
bar
for
a
few
nights
a
week.
Sugar
will
train
me
on
the

other
nights.
He
says
if
I
really
want
to
do
it
I
might
as
well
start

taking
it
seriously.

Toby:

Katie:

Toby:

He’s
right.

Well
you
don’t
sound
like
you’re
going
to
miss
me
too
much!

Of
course
I
won’t.
If
you
don’t
go,
then
I’m
the
one
who
has
to
lis-

ten
to
you
moan
for
the
rest
of
my
life.
Apart
from
that,
you
should

look
at
your
mum
as
being
the
perfect
example,
she
missed
out
on

her
chance
when
she
was
your
age
and
now
she’s
only
months
away

from
finally
reaching
it.
You
on
the
other
hand
have
your
dream
on

a
plate
right
in
front
of
you.

Of
all
the
mothers
in
the
world
yours
is
the
least
likely
to
be
pushy

about
college.
She’s
only
encouraging
you
because
she
thinks
that’s

what
you
want.

Katie:

Toby:

Katie:

You’re
right.
I
never
thought
of
it
like
that.

I’m
always
right.

It’s
our
final
year
Toby.
Who
new
we
would
ever
get
here?
After
all

love,
rosie

367

those
days
of
detention,
I
will
finally
never
have
to
wear
another
tie

again.
For
you
dear
Toby,
your
tie-wearing
days
are
just
beginning.

Toby:

Katie:

No
more
double
computer
class
on
a
Monday
morning
and
I
can

assure
you
that
if
I
get
into
college
I
will
not
be
wearing
ties.

Brown
cords
and
long
hair
then,
and
you
can
listen
to
Bob
Dylan
all

day
while
you’re
flaked
out
on
the
grass,
man.
I’m
actually
begin-

ning
to
think
that
double
computer
class
on
a
Monday
morning

could
actually
be
easy
compared
to
moving
away
from
Mum
and

Grandma.
Oh
my
god,
what
about
John?

Toby:

John
has
legs,
he’ll
be
able
to
walk
on
to
a
plane,
sit
down,
fly
to

Ibiza
or
wherever
you
may
be,
get
off
the
plane,
and
see
you.
I

noticed
you
didn’t
mention
me
there.
Will
life
be
that
easy
without

me?

Katie:

Toby:

Katie:

Yes
of
course
it
will.
No
but
honestly,
aren’t
there
any
dentistry
col-

leges
in
Ibiza?

Not
where
you’re
going,
unless
you
include
extracting
people’s
teeth