Love, Rosie (60 page)

and
a
woman
sat
at
one
end,
at
least
I
think
that’s
what
they
were,
I
was
so

far
away
I
could
barely
see
(I
almost
felt
like
asking
them
to
pass
the
salt).

So
I
thought
that
I
would
try
and
make
myself
sound
interested
in
the

company,
just
like
you
told
me
to,
so
I
asked
them
how
the
hotel
got
its

name
as
I
wasn’t
aware
of
any
lakes
in
that
part
of
the
city.
The
two
men

started
laughing
and
introduced
themselves
as
Bill
and
Bob
Lake.
They
own

the
place.
How
embarrassing.

So
I
basically
just
kept
talking
about
what
you
told
me
to
say:
how
I
like

working
as
part
of
a
team,
that
I’m
good
with
people,
how
I’m
very
inter-

ested
in
the
running
of
a
hotel
and
about
how
I’m
such
a
hard
worker
and

always
put
my
mind
to
working
on
tasks
and
always
finishing
off
what
I

start.
And
then
I
waffled
on
for
what
felt
like
an
hour
about
how
I’ve
loved

hotels
since
I
was
a
child
and
have
always
wanted
to
work
in
one.
(Well,
the

luxury
is
in
staying
in
one
but
we
both
know
I
can’t
afford
that
.)

And
then
they
go
and
spoil
it
all
by
saying
something
stupid
like:
“So

Rosie,
from
the
time
you
spent
working
at
Andy
Sheedy
Paper
Clip
&
Co.

what
have
you
learned
that
you
think
you
can
bring
to
the
table
here
at
the

Two
Lakes?”

Please
,
like
that’s
even
worth
asking.

94

Cecelia
Ahern

OK
I
have
to
go
now,
actually,
because
Katie
just
got
home
from
school

with
the
look
of
evil
on
her
face
and
I
haven’t
made
dinner
yet.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Two
Lakes
Hotel

It’s
a
shame
you
had
to
rush
off,
I
was
enjoying
that
e-mail.
Glad
to
hear

your
interviews
are
going
so
well—it’s
cheered
me
right
up!

But
I’m
dying
to
no,
what
did
you
tell
them
you
could
bring
to
the

company?

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Re:
Two
Lakes
Hotel

Alex,
isn’t
it
obvious??

Paper
clips!

(They
just
laughed
so
I
got
myself
out
of
that
one
easily.)
OK
so
I’m

really
going
now,
Katie
is
shoving
pictures
that
she
drew
in
school
in
my

face.
Oh
by
the
way,
she
drew
one
of
you
.
.
.
you
look
like
you’ve
lost
a
bit

of
weight.
I’ll
scan
it
to
you
.
.
.
)