Lizzie knew she would never forget Darcy's declaration of love, but tried really hard to let go and not to think about it. Luckily for her, she had her friends and family to distract her. Jane took a couple of weeks to travel back to San Francisco and spent time with her family.

In order to save more money for her new life in Connecticut, Lizzie took a job at the local library during the summer. One day, her parents surprised her with a used and nice car so she could move comfortably during her years as undergraduate.

At the beginning of August, she said goodbye to Charlotte, who was leaving for LA, and her family, but her father, Mr. Bennet, was going to drive with her from San Francisco to New Haven, and then was going to visit his brother in Portland. It took them five days to do the trip, making several stops along the way.

When her father finally saw her settled and ready to start orientation, he hugged her tightly as he said good-bye. Mr. Bennet did not want to be sentimental as his wife, but could not help shed some tears of happiness and pride because his daughters' hard work had paid off.

As soon as classes started, Lizzie knew that everything she had done to get to that place had been worthy and she started living her dream.

In her four years in Yale, Lizzie made a lot of friends and connections, and to her mother's delight, she started dating a fellow English major.

His name was Derek and they had met at the school newspaper, where both of them worked. She was really happy with him, and had even brought him to her parents' during the holidays, at her father's insistence. And Lizzie fell more in love with Derek when he put up with her mother's craziness and her constant inappropriate comments.

Besides writing small stories for the newspaper, Lizzie was always thinking of innovative and interactive ways to develop her ideas and the apparition of YouTube blew her mind.

She wanted to do a masters degree at NYU, but was somewhat afraid of the future of her relationship with Derek. Even though they had been together for almost two years, they had talked little about the future. After all, they were just twenty-one.

During a quick visit to Jane, Lizzie talked about her fears and Jane gave her the only advice she could: "I know it is a cliché, but if it's meant to be, it will be. Both of you will have to take important decisions regarding your future and careers, and if you are meant to be together, then everything will work."

One afternoon after class, Lizzie spoke with Derek about her desire to apply to NYU and was pleasantly surprised when he told her that he also wanted to move to New York after graduation.

She then applied to the Interactive Telecommunications program and months later received her acceptance letter. Everything seemed to be working perfectly.

However, just days before their commencement ceremony, Derek informed Lizzie that he had put in an application for an internship at Macmillan Publishers Ltd, in London. And that he had secured it.

It took her some seconds to figure out what to say.

"And you are going, aren't you?"

It was not even a question, it was a statement. And the way he looked at her was enough to sense his answer.

"I know. I know how much this means to you", she reached for his hand across the table, "and I would never ask you to choose between me and you career."

If faced with the same situation, she would probably do the same thing.

"I love you Lizzie."

"I love you too."

They parted as friends, but watching him walk away from her, left her heartbroken. She had lost her first true love.