Love, Rosie (236 page)

Alex
you’re
a
heart
doctor.
You
know
the
heart
literally
inside
and
out,

what
is
there
you
can
do
when
someone’s
heart
has
broken?
Have
you
any

cures
for
that?

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Cecelia
Ahern

Thanks
for
coming
over
to
the
funeral,
it
was
so
good
to
see
you.
It
was

just
a
shame
that
it
was
under
these
circumstances.
It
was
good
of
your
parents

to
come
too,
Mum
really
did
appreciate
it.
Thanks
for
getting
rid
of
what’s-

his-name
too;
I
really
wasn’t
in
the
mood
to
have
any
discussions
with
him
at

the
church.
It
was
good
of
him
to
come
but
if
Dad
had
seen
him
he
would

have
leaped
out
of
that
coffin
and
thrown
what’s-his-name
in
his
place
instead.

Stephanie
and
Kevin
headed
home
a
few
days
ago
but
I’m
going
to
stay

on
for
a
little
while
longer.
I
just
can’t
leave
Mum
alone.
The
neighbors
are

being
so
good
to
her
I
know
she
will
be
in
good
hands
when
I
do
finally

leave.
I’ve
missed
all
my
exams
and
by
the
sounds
of
things
I’ll
have
to

repeat
the
entire
final
year
if
I
do
want
to
complete
the
course.
I
don’t
think
I

could
be
bothered
doing
it
all
over
again.

Anyway
I’ll
have
to
go
home
in
a
few
days
as
no
doubt
the
bills
have

been
piling
up
in
my
post
box
since
the
day
I
left.
I
really
need
to
get
back

before
they
cut
everything
off
and
evict
me.

Thanks
for
being
there
for
me
once
again
Alex,
but
it’s
so
typical
of
us

for
a
tragedy
to
finally
get
us
together.

Love,

Rosie

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Dad

I
just
returned
home
from
Connemara
to
be
greeted
by
an
overflowing

mailbox.
Among
a
pile
of
bills
was
the
following
letter.
It
was
posted
the
day

before
Dad
died.

Dear
Rosie,

Your
mum
and
I
are
still
laughing
from
your
last
letter
about
Katie’s
tat-

too.
I
do
love
it
when
you
write
to
us!
I
hope
you’re
over
the
trauma
of
your

daughter
becoming
a
fully
fledged
teen.
I
remember
the
day
that
happened

with
you,
I
think
it
hit
you
before
Stephanie!
You
were
always
eager
to
try

new
things
and
go
new
places,
my
fearless
Rosie.
I
thought
that
when
you

love,
rosie

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finished
school
you
were
going
to
set
off
around
the
world
and
we
would

never
see
you
again.
I’m
glad
that
didn’t
happen.
You
were
always
a
delight