Love, Rosie (146 page)

Firstly,
I
sincerely
apologize
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
for
the
years

gone
by.
For
not
being
there
for
you,
for
not
supporting
you
and
giving
you

the
help
you
deserved.
I
am
filled
with
regret
and
disappointment
with

myself
for
the
way
I
have
behaved
and
chosen
to
live
my
life.
I
know
there
is

nothing
I
can
do
to
change
or
make
better
the
years
I
acted
so
foolishly
and

mistreated
the
two
of
you.

But
please
at
least
give
me
a
chance
to
build
a
better
future,
to
make

right
what’s
wrong.
I
can
understand
how
you
must
feel
so
angry,
betrayed,

and
hurt
and
you
must
hate
me
so
much
but
there’s
not
just
yourself
to
think

of.
I
look
back
on
my
life
and
I
wonder
what
have
I
to
show
for
all
these

years.
I
haven’t
done
many
things
in
my
life
that
I’m
proud
of.
I
have
no
sto-

ries
of
success
to
tell,
I
haven’t
made
a
million.
There
is
only
one
thing
in

this
life
that
I’m
proud
of.

And
that’s
my
little
girl.

The
fact
that
I
have
a
little
girl,
who
isn’t
even
“little”
anymore.
I’m
not

proud
of
the
way
I’ve
treated
her.
I
woke
up
one
morning
a
few
weeks
ago

on
my
thirty-third
birthday
and
suddenly
it
was
as
if
all
the
sense
that’s
been

missing
for
the
past
thirty-three
years
came
to
me
in
an
instant.
I
realized
I

had
a
daughter,
a
teenage
daughter
who
I
know
nothing
of
and
who
knows

228

Cecelia
Ahern

nothing
of
me.
I
would
love
the
chance
to
get
to
know
her.
I’m
told
that
her

name
is
Katie.
That’s
a
nice
name.
I
wonder
what
she
looks
like.
Does
she

look
like
me?

I
know
I
haven’t
shown
any
signs
of
deserving
this,
but
if
you
and
Katie

are
willing
to
let
me
into
your
lives
I
can
prove
to
you
it
won’t
be
a
waste
of

time.
Katie
will
meet
her
father
and
I
will
see
my
daughter,
how
could
that

ever
be
considered
a
waste?
Please
help
me
fulfill
my
dreams.

Please
contact
me,
Rosie.
Give
me
a
chance
to
undo
all
the
mistakes
of

my
past
and
to
help
create
a
new
future
for
Katie
and
me.

Best
wishes,

Brian

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

No
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no

I
know
honey,
I
understand.
But
at
least
just
look
at
the
other

options.

Options?
BLOODY
OPTIONS?
I
have
none.
NONE!
I
have
to
go.