Love, Rosie (182 page)

believe
it?!
And
you
said
they
weren’t
caring!

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Well,
what
happened
to
the
other
i
15,000?
It
was
hardly
split
three

ways,
was
it.
I
think
they
got
a
bit
of
a
bargain
there
Rosie.

Oh
ha
ha.

Well
every
crime
boss
must
get
some
sort
of
percentage.

I
am
not
a
crime
boss!
It
was
an
accident.

Was
there
a
note
inside,
or
a
little
thank-you
card
maybe?

Alex
do
you
not
take
anything
seriously?
No
there
wasn’t
any
note

so
it
may
not
even
be
from
them.

Rosie,
a
brown
package
appeared
on
your
kitchen
table
overnight

with
i
5,000
inside.
Unless
the
postman
has
a
key
to
your
front

door
I
think
we
can
presume
it
was
them.

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

So
what
will
I
tell
the
gardai?

You’re
not
keeping
the
money?

Alex,
I
have
a
13-year-old
daughter,
I
do
not
think
keeping
knowl-

edge
of
a
bank
robbery
(as
well
as
some
of
the
money)
is
exactly

the
wisest
thing
to
do.
Plus,
believe
it
or
not
I
have
a
conscience.

Alex:

Well
usually
I
would
agree
with
the
telling
the
truth
theory
and

abiding
by
the
rules
but
this
time
around
I
think
you
should
keep

your
mouth
shut.

love,
rosie

275

First
those
guys
no
you
are
the
only
person
who
nos
anything
about

this,
they
no
where
you
live,
can
enter
your
home
in
the
middle
of

the
night
without
disturbing
the
neighbors
or
anyone
else
inside.

I
don’t
think
they
were
giving
you
this
money
as
a
present
for
a

wonderful
start
to
your
new
life—they
don’t
seem
the
type.
I
think

they
were
showing
you
what
they
can
do
and
gave
you
enough
to

keep
your
mouth
shut.
And
I
would
if
I
was
you
and
yes,
I
do
take

this
very
seriously
Rosie.

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Oh
my
god,
I’ve
shivers
up
my
spine!
This
is
crazy,
like
a
movie
or

something.
But
I
can’t
not
tell
the
gardai.

Do
you
want
to
die?

Yes,
eventually.

Rosie,
I’m
serious.
Keep
the
money
and
say
nothing.
Give
it
to
char-

ity
or
something
if
it
bothers
you
that
much.
You
can
make
a
dona-

tion
to
the
Reginald
Williams
Foundation
for
Heart
Disease
if
you

want.

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Gag,
gag,
puke,
puke.
No
thanks.
But
the
charity
thing
isn’t
a
bad

idea.
I
think
I’ll
do
that.

Which
one
will
you
donate
it
to?