Love, Rosie (129 page)

Dublin,
and
moved
to
Boston
at
age
17
when
his
father
accepted
a
post
with

the
prominent
U.S.
law
firm
Charles
&
Charles.

Dr.
Stewart
completed
five
years
residency
in
Boston
Central
Hospital

for
a
general
surgical
residency
training
program
before
joining
with
Dr.

Williams
for
further
cardiac
surgery
studies.
Pictured
above
(from
left
to

right)
is
Dr.
Reginald
Williams
with
his
wife
Miranda
and
his
daughter

198

Cecelia
Ahern

Bethany,
who
accompanied
Dr.
Stewart
to
the
Reginald
Williams
Foundation

for
Heart
Disease
charity
ball
last
night.

See
page
4
of
the
Health
supplement
for
Wayne
Gillespie’s
report
on
this

new
cardiac
surgery.

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
ROSIE

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Hey
Ruby,
you’ll
never
guess
what
I
just
read
in
the
newspaper
this

morning.

Your
star
sign.

Oh
please!
Give
me
a
bit
of
credit;
do
you
think
I
read
those
things

every
day?

I
know
you
read
them
every
day.
It
helps
you
decide
whether
to
be

in
a
good
mood
or
bad
mood.
I
can’t
quite
figure
mine
out
today.
It

says:
Take
the
fullest
possible
advantage
of
lively
financial
condi-

tions
to
seize
the
initiative
at
the
end
of
the
month.
Mars
has
moved

into
your
sign
and
you
should
be
feeling
full
of
energy.
New
excit-

ing
experiences
forecast.

I
have
never
been
so
broke,
exhausted,
and
bored
in
all
of
my
life.

So
that’s
all
a
load
of
crap.
I’m
really
looking
forward
to
our
next

dance
lesson
though.
Can’t
believe
we’re
going
to
be
finished
this

week!
Soon
we’ll
be
moving
into
intermediate
class,
can
you
believe

it?
The
weeks
have
just
flown
by,
far
too
fast.
I
know
I’m
getting

old
when
I
hear
myself
say
that.
Anyway
what
was
in
the
papers
if
it

wasn’t
your
star
sign?

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Read
page
3
of
The
Times.

Oh
God,
do
I
have
to?
They
always
speak
gobbledy-gook
language

in
that
paper.

OK
then
don’t
read
the
article
just
read
the
headline
and
look
at
the

photo.

OK
on
page
three,
scanning
down
through
articles
as
I
type
this
.
.
.

oh
my
lord,
look
at
that.
I
take
it
that’s
slutty
Bethany?

Should
you
even
have
to
ask?

love,
rosie

199

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Sorry
love
but
she
looks
like
a
normal
filthy
rich
well-dressed
30-

year-old
woman
to
me
.
.
.
but
I’ll
call
her
slutty
Bethany
if
you
insist.