Love, Rosie (17 page)

won’t
even
be
remembered
in
a
few
years
time.
Ex-girlfriends
are
easily
for-

gotten.
Best
friends
stay
with
you
forever.

Take
care.
Tell
Mum
and
Dad
I
said
hi
and
that
I’m
still
looking
for

myself
but
may
have
found
someone
else
in
the
process.
Tall,
dark
and

handsome
.
.
.

chapter
5

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Dear
Ms.
Rosie
Dunne,

Boston
College
thanks
you
for
your
application
to
study
Hotel
Manage-

ment
with
us
and
we
are
delighted
to
inform
you
that
you
were
successful
in

your
application
.
.
.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Boston
here
I
come!

I
GOT
IN!!
Boston
College,
here
I
come!!!
WAHOOO!
The
letter
just

arrived
for
me
this
morning
and
I
am
soooo
excited!
You
better
not
move
a

muscle,
Mr.
Stewart,
because
I
am
finally
coming
to
see
you.
It’ll
be
great,

even
though
you
and
I
won’t
be
studying
in
the
same
college
(Harvard
is
far

too
distinguished
for
the
likes
of
me!)
But
I
think
it’s
just
as
well
because
I

don’t
think
we
can
really
afford
to
get
suspended
again.

I’m
so
excited.
Are
you???!
E-mail
or
call
me
as
soon
as
possible,
I’d
call

you
but
Dad
put
a
block
on
long-distance
calls
as
you
know.
Mum
and
Dad

are
so
proud,
they’re
calling
all
the
family
to
tell
them.
I
think
they’re
hoping

I’ll
be
the
first
Dunne
child
to
go
to
college
and
actually
finish
the
course.

Dad
keeps
warning
me
not
to
go
trying
to
“find
myself”
anywhere
like

Stephanie
did.
By
the
way
it
doesn’t
look
like
Steph
is
coming
home
anytime

love,
rosie

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soon,
she
met
some
chef
that
works
at
the
restaurant
she’s
waiting
at
and

she’s
“in
love.”

The
phone
hasn’t
stopped
ringing
all
day
with
congratulations!
Paul
and

Eileen
from
across
the
road
sent
over
a
bunch
of
flowers
for
me
which
was

really
nice.
Mum’s
getting
the
house
ready
for
a
get-together
tonight,
just
a

few
sandwiches
and
cocktail
sausages,
that
kind
of
thing.
Honestly
Alex,
the

house
is
buzzing!
Kevin
is
happy
I’m
leaving
so
he
can
be
even
more
spoiled

than
usual.
I’ll
miss
the
brat
even
though
he
never
talks
to
me.
I’ll
miss
Mum

and
Dad
even
more
but
right
now
everyone
is
just
so
excited
I’ve
been
accepted

to
think
about
the
fact
that
I
won’t
be
living
here
anymore.
I’ll
deal
with
it
the

day
I
wave
good-bye
but
in
the
meantime
we’ll
continue
to
celebrate!