Love, Rosie (62 page)

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Cecelia
Ahern

to
struggle,
moan
and,
whinge
my
way
into
getting
something
that’s
not

exactly
what
I
want
but
that
will
just
do
.

This
is
not
something
that
will
“just
do,”
this
is
perfect;
this
is
exactly

what
I
wanted.
I
wanted
to
feel
loved
by
someone,
I
wanted
Katie
to
stop

wondering
if
it
was
all
her
fault
that
she
didn’t
have
a
daddy
like
all
the

other
kids,
I
wanted
to
feel
that
the
two
of
us
not
only
belong
together
but

that
someone
else
would
accept
us
in
their
lives
too,
I
wanted
to
feel
impor-

tant,
I
wanted
to
feel
like
somebody
,
I
wanted
to
know
that
if
I
called
in
sick

to
work
that
I
would
be
missed
.
I
wanted
to
stop
feeling
so
sorry
for
myself,

and
I
have.

Things
are
going
great.
I’m
feeling
really
good
about
myself
and
I’m
not

quite
used
to
that.
This
is
the
new
Rosie
Dunne.
Young
and
confused
Rosie
is

gone.
Phase
two
of
my
life
now
begins
.
.
.

part
2

8

chapter
14

k

Dear
Ms.
Dunne,

I
was
hoping
that
you
could
come
to
the
school
to
discuss
Katie’s
rapidly

deteriorating
behavior
in
class.
Her
attention
span
is
short
and
she
distracts

other
students
by
her
note-passing.

How
does
Wednesday
after
school
sound?
You
can
reach
me
at
the

school.
You
know
the
number.

Ms.
Casey

To
Katie,

What
do
you
mean
your
mum
just
laughed?

From
Toby

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Flight
details

Hey
there,
OK
our
flight
is
landing
at
1.15
p.m.—flight
number
is
EI-

4023.
I’ll
be
the
woman
dragging
a
terrified-looking
man
by
the
hair
through

arrivals,
carrying
a
hyperventilating
child
by
the
other
arm,
and
pulling

twenty
suitcases
along
by
my
toes.
(Greg
hates
flying,
Katie
is
so
excited
I’m

100

Cecelia
Ahern

really
very
concerned
that
she’s
going
to
explode,
and
I
couldn’t
decide
what

to
bring
with
me
so
I
packed
my
entire
wardrobe.)

Are
you
sure
Sally
knows
what
she’s
got
herself
into,
allowing
me
and

my
mad
family
to
stay
with
you?

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Sally

Alex

Re:
Rosie’s
stay

Of
course
it’s
not
OK
Alex.
You
couldn’t
have
chosen
a
worse
time
to

invite
her
and
you
know
it.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Re:
Flight
details

Of
course
Sally
doesn’t
mind.
I
can’t
wait
to
see
you
and
Katie
and
to