PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

Author:Cecelia Ahern [Ahern, Cecelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Adult, Contemporary, Psychological
ISBN: 9780007828500
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Published: 2008-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

The sky was clear black and a million little stars twinkled down on them; it was as if someone had thrown glitter up into a massive black net. The full moon rested itself low over the horizon, reflecting its beam and showing where the sea met the sky. The girls sat in its path along the shore. The musical water gently lapped before them, calming them, relaxing them. The air was warm but a small cool breeze brushed past Holly, causing her hair to tickle her skin. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and filled her lungs with fresh air.

“That's why he brought you here, you know,” Sharon said, watching her friend relaxing.

Holly's eyes remained closed and she smiled.

“You don't talk about him much, Holly,” Denise said casually, making designs with her finger in the sand.

Holly slowly opened her eyes. Her voice was quiet but warm and silky. “I know.”

Denise looked up from drawing circles in the sand. “Why not?”

Holly paused for a while and looked out to the black sea. “I don't know how to talk about him.”

She thought for a while. “I don't know whether to say 'Gerry was' or 'Gerry is.' I don't know whether to be sad or happy when I talk about him to other people. It's like if I'm happy when I talk about him, certain people judge and expect me to be crying my eyes out. When I'm upset when talking about him, it makes people feel uncomfortable.” She stared out to the black sea sparkling in the background and her voice was quieter when she spoke again. “I can't tease him in conversation like I used to because it feels wrong. I can't talk about things he told me in confidence because I don't want to give his secrets away, because they're his secrets. I just don't quite know how to remember him in conversation. It doesn't mean I don't remember him up here,” she tapped the side of her temples.

The three girls sat cross-legged on the soft sand.

“John and I talk about Gerry all the time.” Sharon looked at Holly with glittering eyes. “We talk about the times he made us laugh, which was a lot.” The girls laughed at the memory. “We even talk about the times we fought. Things we loved about him, things he did that really annoyed us.”

Holly raised her eyebrows.

Sharon continued, “Because to us, that's just how Gerry was. He wasn't all nice. We remember all of him, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.”

There was a long silence.

Denise was the first to speak. “I wish my Tom had known Gerry.” Her voice trembled a little.

Holly looked at her in surprise.

“Gerry was my friend too,” she said, tears pricking in her eyes. “And Tom didn't even know him at all. So I try to tell him things about Gerry all the time just so he knows that not long ago, one of the nicest men on this earth was my friend and I think everyone should have known him.

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