Love, Rosie (90 page)

turned
thirty
and
most
people
were
away.
It
just
would
have
been
nice
if

more
people
had
come
but
never
mind,
it’s
not
the
end
of
the
world.
You

were
there
and
that
was
good
enough
for
me.
I
was
so
happy
to
see
you.
You

are
always
there
for
me,
Alex,
and
I
appreciate
that.
You
keep
me
strong

when
I
don’t
feel
like
it.

Anyway
how
are
things
with
you?
How’s
Josh?
Give
him
a
big
huge

sloppy
kiss
and
a
hug
from
me.

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subject
:

Alex

Rosie

My
letter

Didn’t
you
get
my
letter?

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subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Letter?

What’s
this
about
a
letter?
Maybe
it’s
just
delayed
in
the
post;
I’ll
proba-

bly
get
it
soon.
When
did
you
send
it?

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Dear
Alex,

Cecelia
Ahern

Thank
you
for
coming
over
for
Mum’s
birthday
party
and
thanks
for
my

present
too.

She
was
real
sad
before
you
came
over
but
I
think
you
made
her
a
bit

happier.
I
have
to
go
because
teacher
is
looking
at
me.

From,

Katie

Dear
Katie,

Thanks
for
the
letter.
I
hope
you
didn’t
get
into
any
trouble
at
school
for

writing
to
me.
I’m
glad
you
liked
your
presents.
Tell
Toby
I
said
hi
and
that

I’ll
send
over
that
baseball
gear
for
him
soon.

How
is
your
mum?
How
is
everything
at
home?
Do
you
no
what
a
Skye

is
by
any
chance?!

Love,

Alex

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:

to
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subject
:

Alex

Rosie

My
letter

I
didn’t
post
the
letter;
I
left
it
on
the
kitchen
table
in
your
house
just

before
I
left
to
go
to
the
airport.
Didn’t
you
get
it?

Dear
Alex,

Toby
is
real
excited
about
the
baseball
stuff.
Things
are
kinda
getting

back
to
normal
again.
Greg
only
sleeps
in
the
spare
room
some
nights
now.

Mum
said
he’s
there
because
of
his
snoring.
I
don’t
believe
her
because
Toby

and
I
put
a
tape
recorder
in
the
room
and
he
doesn’t
snore.
He
sleep
talks

though!
He
said,
“Don’t
send
the
horses
to
the
rainbow!”
It’s
true,
we
have
it

on
tape.

Things
are
kinda
OK
but
not
like
before.
It
was
nice
when
you
were

here.
I
prefer
to
stay
in
Toby’s
house
now.
By
the
way,
a
Skye
is
a
chocolate

bar.
It’s
Mum’s
favorite.
She
loves
them.
She
says
she
would
love
a
diet
of

love,
rosie

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Skyes
all
day.
The
other
day
she
said
she
was
in
love
with
a
Skye
then
she