Love, Rosie (230 page)

Rosie:

Alex:

You
didn’t
want
to
bring
what
up?!
Alex
tell
me!
How
did
I
fall
off

my
stool??

I
don’t
think
you’re
ready
to
no.

Oh
shut
up.
I’m
Rosie
Dunne
after
all;
I
was
born
to
be
ready
for

anything.

OK
then,
if
you’re
so
sure
of
yourself
.
.
.

I
am!
Now
tell
me!

We
were
kissing.

We
were
what??

Yep.
You
were
leaning
across
on
your
high
stool,
kissing
me;
the

stool
was
very
wobbly
and
lodged
unsafely
between
the
cracks
of
a

very
old
uneven
tiled
pub
floor.
And
you
fell.

Rosie:

Alex:

WHAT??

Oh
the
sweet
nothings
you
whispered
into
my
ear
that
night,
Rosie

Dunne.
And
I
was
gutted
the
next
day
when
you
woke
up
and
for-

got.
After
me
holding
your
hand
while
you
puked
all
night.

Rosie:

Alex:

Alex!

What?

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Rosie:

Alex:

Why
didn’t
you
tell
me?!

Cecelia
Ahern

Because
we
weren’t
allowed
to
see
each
other
and
I
didn’t
want
to

tell
you
in
a
note.
And
then
you
said
you
wanted
to
forget
every-

thing
that
had
happened
that
night
so
I
thought
that
maybe
you

vaguely
remembered
and
you
just
regretted
it.

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

You
should
have
told
me.

Why,
what
would
you
have
said?

Em
.
.
.
that’s
really
putting
me
on
the
spot
Alex.

Yeah
sorry.

I
can’t
believe
it.
Because
I
fell,
we
got
caught
and
I
had
to
stay

home
for
a
week
while
your
punishment
was
to
start
work
in
your

dad’s
office,
where
you
met
Bethany.
The
girl
you
said
you
were

going
to
marry
.
.
.

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

That’s
right
I
said
that!

Yeah
you
did
.
.
.

Well
I
actually
said
that
just
to
test
you
but
as
you
didn’t
seem
to

care
too
much
I
went
out
with
her
anyway.
That’s
funny.
I
had
for-

gotten
I
had
said
that!
Bethany
would
love
to
hear
that!
Thanks
for

reminding
me.

Rosie:

No
no,
thank
you
for
reminding
me
.
.
.

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
RUBY

Ruby:

Come
on
Ms.
Bumps,
I
need
to
look
like
I’m
busy
here.
You
find
out

what
happened
yet?

Rosie:
Yes
I
found
out
I’m
the
biggest
idiot
in
the
whole
entire
world
.

Ruby:

I
waited
around
for
that
.
I
could
have
told
you
that,
ages
ago.

DEAR
KATIE,

FOR
MY
DAUGHTER,

HAPPY
SWEET
SIXTEENTH!