Love, Rosie (22 page)

doing
all
month?
This
is
ridiculous.
Why
doesn’t
anyone
answer
the
phone

when
I
call?

Answer
me,

Alex

Mrs.
Dunne,

Hi
Alice,
it’s
Alex
here.
I’m
just
writing
to
see
if
Rosie’s
OK.
I
haven’t

heard
from
her
and
I
was
getting
a
bit
worried
to
tell
you
the
truth.
It’s
unusual

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Cecelia
Ahern

for
me
to
not
hear
from
her
in
so
long.
Every
time
I
call
the
house
it
just
goes

onto
answering
machine,
are
you
all
getting
my
messages?
Maybe
you’ve
all

gone
away?
Please
let
me
know
if
everything
is
OK
and
tell
Rosie
to
call.

Best
wishes,

Alex.

Dear
Sandra,

Alex
has
been
leaving
messages
with
us
all
week
and
he’s
terribly
wor-

ried
about
Rosie.
I
know
you’re
worried
about
him
worrying
about
Rosie
so

I’m
just
writing
to
let
you
know
the
situation
.
.
.

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:

Alex

Rosie

You’re
not
coming
to
Boston??

My
mum
told
me
today
that
you’re
not
coming
to
Boston.
Please
tell
me

what’s
happening.
I’m
so
worried.
Did
I
do
something
wrong?
Was
it

because
I
missed
the
debs?
Because
you
know
I
am
so
so
sorry
about
that
but

they
just
couldn’t
get
me
on
another
flight.
You
know
that.
I
am
always
here

for
you
when
you
need
me.

Whatever
it
is
Rosie
please
no
that
I
will
understand
and
will
always
be

here
to
help
you.
Please
let
me
no
what
is
happening,
I’m
going
out
of
my

mind
here.
If
you
don’t
get
in
touch
with
me,
I’m
booking
a
flight
back
to

Ireland
and
I’m
going
to
see
you
myself.

Love,

Alex

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Stephanie

Rosie

I’m
coming
over

My
little
sis,

Rosie
my
sweetie,
don’t
worry.
Everything
happens
for
a
reason.
Just

love,
rosie

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take
deep
breaths
and
try
to
relax.
Maybe
this
is
the
correct
path
for
you,

perhaps
Boston
wasn’t.
I’m
booking
a
flight
and
I’ll
be
home
as
soon
as
I

can.
Hang
in
there
little
sis,

Love,

Stephanie

To
Miss
Rosie
Dunne,

Boston
College
acknowledges
that
you
will
not
be
accepting
your
posi-

tion
this
year.

Yours
sincerely,

Robert
Whitworth

Rosie,
can’t
believe
this
is
the
decision
u
have
made.
You
know
I
am
not
in

support
of
it.
I’m
moving
away
as
I
had
already
planned.
Hope
everything

works
out
well
4
u.

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Rosie

Alex

Help

Oh
god
Alex,
what
have
I
done?