Love, Rosie (38 page)

OF
MAY
IN
MY
HOWSE.
WE
ARE
HAVING
A
MAJICIN.
I
CANT

love,
rosie

63

WAIT.
IT
IS
ON
AT
2
O’CLOCK
AND
YOU
CAN
LEAVE
AT
5

O’CLOCK.

LOVE
KATIE

Dear
Katie,

I’m
sorry
I
can’t
come
to
your
birthday
party.
The
magician
sounds
like

he
will
be
lots
of
fun.
You
will
have
so
many
friends
you
won’t
even
no
I’m

not
there!
I
have
to
work
at
the
hospital,
so
they
won’t
let
me
take
a
holiday.

I
told
them
it
was
your
birthday
but
they
still
wouldn’t
listen!

However
I
have
sent
you
a
little
something
so
I
hope
you
like
it.
Happy

birthday,
Katie,
and
take
care
of
your
mummy
for
me.
She
is
very
special.

Lots
of
love
to
you
and
Mum,

Alex

TO
ALEX,

THANK
YOU
FOR
MY
BRITHDAY
PRESENT.
MY
MUMMY

CRIED
WHEN
I
OPENED
IT.
I
NEVER
HAD
A
LOCKET
BEFORE.
THE

PHOTOGRAPHS
OF
YOU
AND
MUMMY
ARE
VERY
SMALL.

THE
MAJICIN
WAS
GOOD
BUT
MY
BEST
FREIND
TOBY
SAID
HE

NEW
HE
WAS
CHEATING
AND
SHOWED
EVERYONE
WHERE
THE

MAN
HID
THE
CARDS.
THE
MAN
WAS
NOT
VERY
HAPPY
AND
HE

GOT
MAD
AT
TOBY.
MUMMY
LAFFED
SO
LOUD
I
DO
NOT
THINK

THE
MAJIC
MAN
LIKED
HER
EETHER.
TOBY
LIKES
MUM.

I
GOT
LOTS
OF
NICE
PRESENTS
BUT
AVRIL
AND
SINEAD
GOT

ME
THE
SAME
THING.
MUMMY
AND
ME
ARE
MOVING
HOWSE

SOON.
I
WILL
MISS
GRANDMA
AND
GRANDAD
SO
MUCH
AND
I

NO
MUMMY
IS
SAD
BECAUSE
I
HEARD
HER
CRYING
LAST
NIGHT

IN
BED.

BUT
WE
ARE
NOT
MOVING
TOO
FAR
AWAY.
YOU
CAN
GET

THE
BUS
FORM
GRANDMA
AND
GRANDAD
TO
OUR
NEW
HOWSE.

IT
DOES
NOT
TAKE
TOO
LONG
AND
WE
ARE
NEARER
TO
ALL
THE

SHOPS
IN
TOWN
SO
WE
CAN
WALK.

IT
IS
MUCH
SMALLER
THAN
THE
HOWSE
WE
ARE
IN
NOW.

MUMMY
IS
FUNNY
SHE
CALLS
IT
A
SHOE
BOX!
THERE
ARE
ONLY

64

Cecelia
Ahern

2
BEDROOMS
AND
THE
KITCHEN
IS
TINY
AND
THERE
IS
NO
DIN-

ING
ROOM
OR
PLAYROOM.
JUST
A
PLACE
TO
EAT
AND
WATCH

TELLY.
WE
HAVE
A
BALCONY
AND
IT’S
NICE
BUT
MUM
WONT

LET
ME
STAND
ON
IT
ON
MY
OWN.

I
CAN
SEE
THE
PARK.
MUMMY
SAYS
THE
PARK
IS
OUR
GAR-

DEN
AND
THAT
WE
HAVE
THE
BIGGEST
GARDEN
IN
THE
WORLD.

MUMMY
SAID
THAT
I
CAN
PAINT
MY
ROOM
WHATEVER

COLOR
I
WANT.
I
THINK
I’LL
PAINT
IT
PINK
OR
PURPLE.
TOBY

SAYS
WE
SHOULD
PAINT
IT
BLACK.
HE
IS
FUNNY.

MUMMY
HAS
A
NEW
JOB.
SHE
WORKS
ONLY
A
FEW
DAYS
IN
A