Love, Rosie (35 page)

No
this
was
different
Phil.
It
wasn’t
just
a
silence,
it
was
a
.
.
.
oh
I

don’t
no.

Bloody
hell
Alex.

I
no.
I’m
all
over
the
place.

OK
so
don’t
marry
Sally.

But
I
love
her.

And
what
about
Rosie?

I’m
not
sure.

Well
then,
I
don’t
see
a
problem
here.
If
you
were
in
love
with
Rosie

and
not
sure
about
Sally
then
you’d
be
in
trouble.
Marry
Sally
and

forget
about
the
goddamn
silence.

Alex:

Once
again,
you’ve
put
my
life
into
perspective
Phil.

love,
rosie

59

Dear
Rosie,

I
am
so
sorry
about
what
happened.
You
didn’t
have
to
leave
Boston
so

soon,
we
could
have
worked
this
out
.
.
.
I’m
sorry
I
didn’t
tell
you
about

Sally
before
you
got
here
but
I
was
waiting
until
you
met
her
and
I
didn’t

want
to
tell
you
over
the
phone.
Maybe
I
should
have
.
.
.

Please
don’t
distance
yourself
from
me,
I
haven’t
heard
from
you
in

weeks.
It
was
wonderful
seeing
you
.
.
.
please
write
soon.

Keep
in
touch,

Love,

Alex

TO
ALEX
OR
SHOULD
WE
SAY
DR.
ALEX!

CONGRATULATIONS!

GIVE
YOURSELF
A
BIG
PAT
ON
THE
BACK
.
.
.

YOU
MADE
IT!!

WE
KNEW
YOU
COULD
DO
IT!

Congratulations
on
graduating
from
Harvard,
you
genius!!

Sorry
we
couldn’t
be
there,

Love
Rosie
and
Katie

Xxx

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
ALEX

Alex:

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Rosie,
I
wanted
you
to
be
the
first
person
to
no
that
I’ve
decided
to

become
a
heart
surgeon!

Cool,
does
it
pay
well?

Rosie,
it’s
not
about
the
money.

Where
I
come
from,
it’s
all
about
the
money.
Probably
because
I

don’t
have
any.
Working
part-time
at
Randy
Andy
Paperclip
Co.

isn’t
really
as
financially
rewarding
as
it
sounds.

Alex:

Well
in
my
world
it’s
all
about
the
lives
you
save.
So
what
do
you

really
think?
Do
you
approve
of
my
choice
of
employment?

60

Rosie:

Alex:

Cecelia
Ahern

Hmmm
.
.
.
my
best
friend,
the
heart
doctor.
I
like
the
sound
of

that.

Thanks
Rosie.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Thank
you!

I
forgot
to
thank
you
for
the
congrats
card
you
and
Katie
sent
me,
the

last
time
we
spoke.
It
has
taken
pride
of
place
on
the
mantel
in
my
new

apartment,
in
fact
it’s
about
the
only
thing
I
actually
have
here.
Sally
and
I

just
moved
in
a
few
weeks
ago,
you
and
Katie
are
very
welcome
to
come