Love, Rosie (244 page)

never
mind
a
snake.
She
says
she
wants
to
do
it
so
she
can
put
it
in
her
CV.

Dad
asked
her
if
she
was
planning
on
applying
for
a
job
with
the
circus.

They’re
funny
to
listen
to.
It’s
not
arguing
arguing,
it’s
like
a
comedy
act.

I’ve
never
heard
two
people
disagree
on
so
many
things
but
still
get
along
so

well.
I
think
they
both
enjoy
it.

I’ve
just
realized
that
you
and
I
have
never
been
on
a
sun
holiday

together.
In
fact
apart
from
visiting
Steph
and
Alex
have
you
ever
been
away

away?
You
and
me
can
go
away
next
year
when
I’ve
finally
finished
school

and
I’m
enjoying
my
freedom.
You’ll
have
finished
your
degree
by
then
too

so
the
two
of
us
can
celebrate!

I
hope
your
studying
is
going
well,
at
least
you
don’t
have
me
there
dis-

tracting
you
from
your
work.
If
Rupert
blares
his
music
too
loud
just
bang

down
on
the
floor
and
he’ll
turn
it
down.
That’s
what
I
do.

I’ll
write
again
soon.
I
miss
you!

Love,

Katie

Dear
Rosie,

I’m
writing
to
you
from
Cape
Town
in
South
Africa
which
is
so
stunning

you
would
hate
me
for
being
here.
The
rest
of
the
group
are
taking
good
care

of
me
so
don’t
you
worry
about
that.
And
because
they
all
knew
Dennis
from

the
cruise
it’s
nice
to
be
able
to
talk
to
them
about
him
and
remember
the

funny
times
we
had.
There’s
another
lady
here
who
has
also
lost
her
husband

and
this
is
her
first
holiday
alone
so
we
both
tend
to
get
teary-eyed
together
at

360

Cecelia
Ahern

times.
I’m
glad
she’s
here
because
we
both
understand
each
other
and
what

we’re
going
through.

I
miss
Dennis
very
much.
He
would
have
loved
this
holiday.
In
a
way
he
is

here
with
me.
I
don’t
care
how
nuts
Kevin
thinks
I
am,
I’ve
scattered
your

father’s
ashes.
Some
into
the
air,
some
into
the
water,
and
some
into
the
ground.

He’s
all
around
me
now.
I
know
this
is
what
he
would
have
wanted.
He
told
me

not
to
let
him
rot
away
six
feet
under
or
remain
a
pile
of
ashes
on
the
mantel-

piece.
This
way
he’s
floating
through
the
air
all
around
the
world.
Seeing
more

of
it
than
me
now.
I
saw
it
as
sending
him
off
on
his
final
adventure.

Some
days
are
very
difficult
and
I
just
want
to
phone
you
up
and
have
a