
Cashback
it takes approximately 500
pounds to crush a human skull.
but the human emotion
is a much more delicate thing.
take suzy,
my first real girlfriend.
my first real breakup,
happening right in front of me.
to be similar to car crash.
i've slammed the brakes,
and i'm skidding towards
an emotional impact.
so is this all my fault?
me. ben willis.
it's funny what goes through
your mind at a time like this.
the two-and-a-half years
we spent together.
the promises we made.
the holidays we took
with her parents.
the lamp we bought
at ikea together.
it was my final year
at art college.
and in the weeks that
followed the breakup,
what went wrong.
why did we break up?
it's funny, but when i think back now the reason seems so small.
one day she's with me,
and she's saying "i love you, "
and the next week
she's with someone else.
probably saying
the same thing.
so did she
really love me?
what is love anyway?
and is it really
that fleeting?
forget about her. you don't wanna waste your time
thinking about a girl that dumped you for a loser like steve jenkins.
she didn't dump me.
why did she
chuck you anyway?
it ended
'cause suzy thinks the grass is always greener on the other side.
she's always worrying about there being a better party to go to.
or a better boyfriend
to be had.
i just felt i could
never make her happy.
and then steve jenkins
started texting her.
how did steve jenkins
get her number?
it was a good point.
i only imagined the worst.
i don't want
you need to go out with a beautiful girl. a model or something.
why?
well, because if you've got
a beautiful girl on your arm,
then you must
be worth having.
women are in competition
with each other, you see.
suzy sees you with a sexy baby,
she'll think to herself
"if i can get ben back
from that beautiful girl,
then i must be more
beautiful than her. "
sean's success with women
was pretty impressive.
it's true.
ask your mom.
the age-old question.
what is love?
excuse me.
that's good. that's perfect.
ben, mr. adams here
has given his time up for you.
don't you think we should show him a little bit of respect?
excuse me.
i live in student accommodation
not far from the college.
it's basically
a four-story concrete block
housing some 120
hormone-crazed students.
this is the haunting period.
the time when the demons
of regret come for you.
when i said those words:
"i'm sorry.
"i don't think
i can make you happy.
and that's when
she got angry.
hello?
suzy, it's me, ben.
ben! i was asleep.
what is it?
suzy, um...
i'm sorry.
i'm sorry too.
do you think there's any chance
we'll get back together?
i don't think so, ben.
i think it ran its course.
besides,
i'm with steve now.
have you
slept with him?
yes.
was it good?
i mean, is it better than...
i don't wanna talk
about it with you, ben.
i've gotta go.
sorry, ben.
- suzy?
with someone else,
it felt like all the oxygen
had been sucked from the room.
after my breakup with suzy, i just couldn't fall asleep anymore.
the more i tried to sleep,
the less tired i felt.
i was wide awake.
i tried everything.
i'd just become
immune to sleep.
i suddenly found
my life had been
extended by a third.
i wanted time to pass quickly, but instead i was forced to witness
the passing of every
second of every hour.
i wanted the hurt i felt
to go away.
but in some cruel trick
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