cecilia-ahern-love-rosie

54 Cecelia AhernRosie:Steph:Rosie:Steph:Rosie:Steph:Rosie:Steph:Rosie:Steph:I know that. I just don’t feel it sometimes. Over there I felt like Ihadn’t a care in the world. Things felt so good and it was almost asif every muscle in my body relaxed the moment I landed there. Ihaven’t laughed so much in years. I felt like a 23-year-old, Steph. Ihaven’t felt like that much lately. I know this probably sounds weirdbut I felt like the me that I could have been.I liked that I didn’t have to look out for somebody else while Iwalked down the street. I didn’t have the fifty near heart attacks perday that I usually get when Katie goes missing or puts something inher mouth that she shouldn’t. I didn’t have to dive onto the roadand hold her back just in time from being hit by a car. I liked that Ididn’t have to give out, correct people on their pronunciation ormake threats. I liked laughing at a joke without my sleeve beingtugged at and being asked to explain. I liked having adult conversationswithout being interrupted to cheer and applaud a silly danceor the learning of a new word. I liked that I was just me, Rosie, notmummy, thinking just about me, talking about things I liked, goingplaces I liked to go without having to worry about nappy changes,bottle feeding or sleepy-head tantrums. Isn’t that awful?It’s not awful Rosie. It’s good to have time to yourself but it’s goodto be back with Katie, isn’t it? And if things were so great then whydid you come home so early? You weren’t supposed to be home foranother week. Did something happen?Uuuugh not really worth mentioning.Oh come on, Rosie, I know when something is bothering you, andyou can tell me. It’s obviously worth mentioning if you had to comehome early because of it.It was just time to go, Steph.Did you and Alex have a fight or anything?Ha! I wish.What?? What happened?No too embarrassing to explain.Why what do you mean?