Love, Rosie (29 page)

Write
soon.

Love,

Rosie

To
Rosie,

I’m
glad
all
is
well
with
Katie;
the
photos
you
sent
of
her
on
her
third

birthday
are
beautiful.
I
framed
them
and
they
take
pride
of
place
in
the

house.
Mum
and
Dad
were
delighted
to
see
you
when
they
visited
Dublin,

they
can’t
stop
talking
about
you
and
Katie,
we’re
all
so
proud
of
you.

Happy
21st!
Sorry
I
couldn’t
make
it
home
to
celebrate
with
you,
but

things
have
been
crazy
at
college.
Because
it’s
my
final
year
here
there’s
just

been
so
much
work
to
do.
I’m
dreading
the
final
exams.
If
I
fail
I
don’t
no

what
I’ll
do.
Sally
was
asking
after
you,
I
no
you’ve
never
met
but
she
feels

like
she
nos
you
from
me
talking
about
our
old
times
so
much.

From
Alex

To
Alex

Katie’s
teething
is
really
bad
lately

Katie
is
starting
playschool
soon

Katie
said
grandma
today

It
was
dad’s
50th
last
weekend
so
we
splashed
out
and
went
out
for
din-

ner
to
the
Hazel
restaurant
where
I
believe
you
went
with
slutty
Bethany
and

her
rich
parents
all
those
years
ago
for
your
17th.
It
was
good
to
be
able
to

let
my
hair
down
and
relax
without
Katie.
I
hired
a
babysitter,
so
that
was

my
treat
for
the
weekend.

Rosie

50

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Alex

Rosie

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Cecelia
Ahern

Ah
come
on
Rosie!
You’re
letting
the
side
down!
You
better
have
some-

thing
to
tell
me
about
next
time!

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subject
:

Rosie

Alex

3-year-old
child

In
case
you
didn’t
know,
I
have
a
3-year-old
child
which
makes
it
rather

difficult
for
me
to
go
out
and
drink
myself
silly,
otherwise
I
wake
up
with
an

awful
headache
and
a
screaming
child
who
needs
me
to
look
after
her
and

NOT
to
be
sticking
my
head
down
the
toilet.

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subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Sorry

Rosie,
I’m
sorry
I
didn’t
mean
to
come
across
as
being
insensitive.
I
just

meant
that
you
should
remember
that
you
need
to
enjoy
life
too.
Look
after

yourself
and
not
just
Katie.
Sorry
if
I
hurt
you.

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subject
:

Rosie

Stephanie

A
moment
to
whinge

Oh
Stephanie,
sometimes
I
just
feel
like
the
walls
are
closing
in
on
me.

I’m
only
23
and
I
feel
like
I’m
43.
I
love
Katie.
I’m
glad
I
made
the
decision
I

made,
but
I’m
tired.

So
bloody
tired.
All
of
the
time.