Love, Rosie (191 page)

remote
control
car.
It
was
their
own
fault.
Anyway
her
ankle
will

heal
with
time.
She’ll
be
back
next
year
to
reclaim
her
title.

Ruby:

Yes
but
technically
we
shouldn’t
have
won
at
all
Rosie,
only
the
two

couples
who
got
to
the
final
round
were
supposed
to
battle
it
out.

The
second
couple
who
were
in
the
final
really
should
have
won
.
.
.

Rosie:

Yes
but
once
again
that
wasn’t
your
fault.
It
was
the
stupid
woman

in
purple
who
tripped
over
Toby’s
remote
control
Raleigh
car

(they’re
very
fast
aren’t
they?),
knocking
the
drink
out
of
Katie’s

hand
causing
the
second
woman
in
yellow
to
slip
and
land
on
her

backside.
That
automatically
put
you
through.
It’s
not
your
fault.

You
should
be
delighted!!

Ruby:

Well
I
am
in
an
odd
kind
of
way.
Afternoon
Ireland
have
asked
me

and
Gary
on
their
show
during
the
week
to
do
our
winning
dance

and
for
a
small
interview
as
well
and
next
week
me
and
Gary
are

performing
in
Miss
Behave’s
show
in
The
George.

Rosie:

Ruby:

That’s
fantastic!
I’m
delighted
for
you
Ruby,
my
friend
the
superstar!

Oh
I
wouldn’t
even
be
doing
all
this
if
you
hadn’t
got
me
the
vouch-

ers
for
my
fortieth
birthday.
Thanks
so
much
Rosie,
thanks
for

cheering
for
me
so
loudly,
I
heard
you
the
whole
way
through
the

dance.
And
I’m
really
sorry,
you,
Katie,
and
Toby
were
asked
to

leave
the
dance
hall
.
.
.

chapter
38

k

Rosie
and
Katie,

Magandang
tanghali
po
from
the
Philippines!

Left
the
top
end
of
Australia
a
few
days
ago,
we
were
in
Brisbane
and

Sydney—very
beautiful.
Here
for
a
little
while
and
moving
on
to
China
for
a

few
days.

Love
you
and
miss
you
both,

Mum
and
Dad

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Slutty
Bethany

So
Alex,
did
you
dump
her
yet?

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Mind
your
own
business

Rosie,
stop!
I’ll
tell
you
when
I
do!

love,
rosie

289

Ni
hao
from
China!

Sorry
we’re
not
there
to
help
you
with
the
move.

We
wish
you
luck
in
your
new
apartment.

We’re
sure
it
will
bring
you
lots
of
happiness,

Love,
Mum
and
Dad
xxx

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

The
place
is
disgusting
Ruby.
Absolutely
disgusting.

Oh
stop,
it
can’t
be
any
worse
than
mine.

Worse
than
yours
multiplied
by
one
hundred.

Such
a
place
exists?
God
bless
you.
What’s
so
bad
about
it?