Molly and Regina are in Regina's bedroom discussing their future plans. Molly's decided to attend medical school at King's College London. Regina will attend the London School of Business and Finance and read accounting. ("I love numbers because they're always just so," she once told Molly.)
"So where's Adam going to University?" the taller girl asks.
"He's going to read electrical engineering at Manchester," she replies, not meeting her friend's eyes.
"That's so far away! Do you think the two of you will stay together?"
Molly doesn't speak, but Regina can tell that the answer is no.
Regina takes Molly's hand. "You want my advice? End it now. He's the past. You need to focus on the future."
"Now?"
"It's like ripping off a plaster, Molls. It hurts less if you do it quickly."
(I hate it when she's right.)
When Adam drops her off at the end of their next date, Molly looks up at him with her heart racing. Swallowing her fear, she says, "Um… Adam… I think maybe we should, er, see other people."
A few angry words and screeching tyres later, Molly runs inside and flops on her bed, sobbing. Her greatest fear is that she's just made a terrible mistake.