Molly Beckham

Brody McCarthy (Boyfriend/Fiancee)

**Molly Rosaline Beckham** is a main character in the 2021 book, A Teenage Girl's Guide To Superpowers. She is Cassie's roommate and best friend at Bayview Prepatory School. Originally from the United Kingdom, Molly is described as a bit of a flirt by Cassie and one who regularly goes out on dates with guys who she either meets at school, or from her part time job as a barista. As of the second novel she does have a boyfriend, Brody, who Cassie mentions Molly has slept with a number of times. Molly and Cassie remain best friends, despite the former harboring a deep romantic attraction to Cassie, until her death in 2027. Her death would profoundly affect Cassie, who would blame herself until the day she too died.

## Early Life

Molly Rosaline Beckham was born on March 26, 2008 to Zoe Kendrick and her boyfriend Leo. The couple was not married, and couldn't stay together for long, and split up. However, they remained on friendly terms, and purchased houses next to each other, for Molly's sake. Molly grew up understanding her situation, and would alternate daily between her mother and her father's homes, and all in all, had a happy life in Birmingham, where they lived. Molly was definitely considered more street smart then brain smart, though she definitely wasn't dumb by any means. She did have a short attention span, and didn't particularly enjoy her subjects, and after she graduated middle school, she was asked about attending Bayview Prepatory in Coast Mountain, British Columbia. Molly was eager to explore new opportunities and packed up her bags.

### Bayview Experience

Molly instantly found herself very popular, and attracted to by many people. She was outgoing, sweet, a bit sarcastic though generally was a ball of energy, though she did not like her roommate, Bailey, much at all. Bailey, unlike Molly was snappy, snobby and just an all around jerk and Molly stayed away from her. In some of her classes, she met Brody McCarthy, who she became friends with quickly. However, Bailey moved away after the winter semester, and Molly got a new roommate: Jessica Logan, an American student from the Pacific Northwest. It was during this time that Jessica and Molly fell for one another, and secretly began to date without Jessica's parents being the wiser. But this wouldn't last long, as just before the school year ended, her parents found out, and Jessica was pulled from Bayview. This depressed Molly, who blamed herself.

When her new roommate arrived in early July, Molly remarked that she instantly was crushing on the new girl: Cassandra Angelos. A Greek transfer student, Cassandra, or 'Cassie' knew exactly zero English, and could barely write in English either. This made communication difficult, though Molly helped Cassie as best as she possibly could, teaching her to read and write in English, as well as get basic pronunciations of names, and easy words. While Cassie would also use various apps and instructors to assist her, Molly's help was vital in helping her get accustomed to Bayview. The two became close friends, as Molly's crush deepened, she became better at hiding it, not knowing if Cassie would reciprocate or reject her, not knowing her opinions on the matter.