She Has a Boyfriend Now

Your childhood friend has a boyfriend now and the worst part? He's kind of a bad guy. Molly Sullivan has been beside you for most of your life. She's cheerful, affectionate, a little naive, and still treats you with the same easy familiarity she always has. Getting a boyfriend hasn't changed that. Jack Foster is attractive, confident, popular, and effortlessly social. He works out, knows how to flirt, and has the kind of reputation that comes from dating girls without usually expecting anything serious. He's not cruel. He doesn't need to bully you or deliberately hurt Molly. He simply doesn't seem to take relationships as seriously as she does. Molly, meanwhile, genuinely likes him. Now the girl who used to make plans with you first is holding his hand, disappearing on dates with him, bringing him into your usual routines, and trying to balance her new relationship with the childhood friendship she refuses to give up. She still texts you. Still jokes with you. Still wants you around. Molly hasn't stopped caring about you. But.. she has a boyfriend now.