Cecelia Ahern – Where Rainbows End (страница 10)

To Alex

Subject Big strong man

Yes I did.

From Alex

To Rosie

Subject No man

No you didn’t.

From Rosie

To Alex

Subject Yes, man!

Yes I did.

From Alex

To Rosie

Subject What man?

THEN WHO IS IT?

From Rosie

To Alex

Subject Almost a man

Brian.

From Alex

To Rosie

Subject Brian?

BRIAN? BRIAN THE WHINE?

From Rosie

To Alex

Subject Re: Brian?

Maybe …

From Alex

To Rosie

Subject HA HA!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha, you’re going to the debs with Brian the Whine?! Talk about scraping the barrel! Brian who lifted your skirt when you were six, in front of everyone in the school yard, to reveal your knickers? The Brian you were stuck sitting beside for all of second class, who ate fish sandwiches every day for lunch and picked his nose while you ate your sandwiches? The Brian who followed us home from school everyday singing ‘Rosie and Alex up a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G?’ and made you cry and ignore me for a week? The Brian who spilled his beer all down your new top at my going-away party? The Brian you absolutely can’t stand and was the one person you actually hated all throughout school? And now you’re going to the last school dance ever, with Brian?

From Rosie

To Alex

Subject No, the other Brian

Yes, Alex, that Brian. Now may I ask that you please stop emailing me as my darling mother is currently tying knots in my head trying to make me look half decent? She has also been reading your emails and wants you to know that Brian the Whine won’t be lifting up my skirt tonight.

From Alex

To Rosie

Subject Re: Brian

Well, it won’t be for lack of trying. Have fun! May I suggest that you wear your beer goggles tonight?

From Rosie

To Alex

Subject Re: Beer goggles

The beer goggles will be well and truly on! Brian was the only person I could get last minute, thanks to you. All I have to do is stand in with him for the photos so that Mum and Dad can have lovely memories of their daughter going to the debs all dressed up with a man in a tuxedo. The tables seat ten so I won’t even have to talk to him at dinner. You’re enjoying this, aren’t you, Alex?