Junior year, we were in 2 classes together and shared 2 others but had the class at different times. And also what happened is that she joined one of my clubs an academic club. The previous year, I would tell her about it the club and also her English teacher also the coach of the team recommended her to join it. Back then I thought she joined it for me first and then because of the coach, but it was probably the other way around. During that year, my crush hit a higher gear as well as our friendship did too. I think at that point we became really good friends and she became “the best friend I love,” but the dating cycle continued. Okay, when I say she dated a lot of guys, it was not like she dated a different guy every week, but she would have like 4 or 5 boyfriends a year, a lot but it was all innocent. I remember one guy she dated for two weeks was an another Indian, and he was a South Indian, if you know South Indians they are really dark. And they broke up, one of the reasons was the fact he was really dark. I can say that late junior year and the first part of senior year was when were the closest. I remember in Physics she would write all over my notebooks. And on yearbook signing day, she wrote a lengthy post plus randomly drew in my yearbook.

Junior year, our academic team won the state competition and we were invited to nationals. Aside for the fact that was an amazingly fun trip we enjoyed every minute of it, I learned two very important things. First, was my friend/teammate Tyler, one of the coolest guys I have ever met recently broke up with his girlfriend and also his prom date (prom was a like week away). Second, was that Jen liked him and would strategically walk behind us guys so she can look at you know what of his. Me, being the friend decided to set them up and got Tyler to ask her out to prom. And for the rest of the year they dated. Over summer they broke up because he just stopped talking to her. He actually went on a trip to Europe we was online a few times and he asked me to even tell her a message so she didn’t feel he forgot her. But after the trip, still having not spoken to her since the end of school, went to college and never spoke since.