Love, Rosie (208 page)

Oh
LonelyLady
just
stop
crying
for
one
minute
of
your
life

and
think
about
your
situation.
You
should
be
angry
not
sad.

Repeat
after
me,
I
am
a
strong
woman.

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

I
am
a
strong
woman.

I
am
in
control
of
my
life.

I
am
in
control
of
my
life.

It
is
not
my
fault
that
Tommy
left.

It
is
not
my
fault
that
Tommy
left.

And
I
don’t
care
that
he
did
because
he
is
a
bastard.

I
can’t
say
that!

Look,
let
me
put
your
life
into
perspective
for
you.
He
walked

out
on
you
after
only
6
months
of
marriage,
took
the
furni-

ture,
the
kitchenware
even
the
damn
bathroom
mat,
and
left

you
a
note
for
Christ
sake,
so
repeat
after
me,
I
don’t
care

that
he
left
me
because
he
is
a
bastard!

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

LonelyLady:

I
don’t
care
that
he
left
me
because
he
is
a
BASTARD!

Screw
him!

Screw
him!

love,
rosie

313

Ladies
I’m
not
sure
that
this
is
a
very
healthy
way
to
help

LonelyLady.

Oh
shut
up,
you’re
never
sure
of
anything.

Oh
shut
up,
you’re
never
sure
of
anything!

LonelyLady
I
didn’t
mean
for
you
to
repeat
that
.

Ha
ha
ha
ha.

Oh
shut
up.

Gosh,
I’m
not
sure
anyone
is
ever
allowed
to
have
an
opinion

in
here
apart
from
you
Divorced_1.

But
you
never
have
an
opinion.

Look
everyone,
calm
down.
Don’t
be
silly,
UnsureOne;
of

course
we
all
want
to
hear
your
opinion.
How
did
you
deal

with
Leonard
having
an
affair
and
leaving
you?

Unsure
One:

Divorced_1:

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

Wildflower:

Divorced_1:

UnsureOne:

Divorced_1:

SingleSam:

Divorced_1:

SingleSam:

UnsureOne:

She
cleverly
moved
into
the
spare
room
and
stopped
having
a

life.

Now,
now
Divorced_1
give
her
a
chance.

Thank
you
SingleSam,
you’re
a
gentleman.
What
I
was
going

to
say
is
that
I
don’t
believe
in
divorce.
I
follow
the
teachings

of
the
Catholic
church
and
the
pope
himself
said
that
divorce

is
an
“evil”
that
is
“spreading
like
a
plague”
through
society.

I
for
one
agree
with
him.
The
purpose
of
the
family
is
to
be

together.
And
together
we
shall
stay
no
matter
what
happens.

Divorced_1:

Wildflower:

UnsureOne:

Wildflower:

UnsureOne:

Wildflower:

UnsureOne:

Wildflower:

Well
the
pope
was
never
married
to
my
ex-husband,
that’s
all

I
have
to
say
to
that.

Ha
ha
ha
ha
ha.

I’m
not
continuing
with
this
conversation,
I
don’t
like
your