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Rose:

Tony told me Owen’s left for Cornwall. I’m sorry

Holly:

It’s OK

Rose:

Is it?

Holly:

…

No. But it will be

Rose:

I’ve still got five months left

Plenty of time to find you someone

Holly:

Someone who has a thing for casts?

Rose:

You joke, but I bet that’s a kink

Holly:

Eugh. No. Not going there

Rose:

You brought it up

Holly:

Not sure I can face dating

Rose:

How about one a month?

Holly:

Maybe…

Rose:

Great. I’ve got your July date all ready.

Holly clicked out of WhatsApp and opened up the fortune telling app instead. She made a mental note to ask Rose to get her cube down from her bedroom tomorrow. The app was fine, but Holly didn’t trust it the same way she did the physical cube. Right now though, needs must.

‘Am I going to cope with this?’