Steven’s Perspective: It was 2015, and I had just finished settling into my second-period History class. That’s when I first saw her. She walked into the room, and my heart skipped a beat. I couldn’t help but notice her—her energy, her presence. I looked at her, and she glanced at me, giving me a look of disgust. To be honest, it didn’t faze me much. I was smitten from the moment I saw her, and I knew I had to get to know her. Fast forward to English class. Mrs. Pavel had us form into groups of four, and there she was again—sitting right next to me. This time, I really got a good look at her. Her eyes. Her smile. I was hooked. But, I didn’t say anything. I was too shy to make the first move. As much as I tried to act cool, I couldn’t stop glancing at her. Things started to shift in our senior year. We had History class together again, and I was excited—maybe this time I’d actually get to talk to her. We ended up working together on a group project. We spent more time together, and every time I looked over at her, I saw her eyes, and it felt like she was looking at me the same way. Then, our friend Nick added us to a group chat, and it was like an instant connection. We couldn’t stop talking, and soon enough, we exchanged numbers. On graduation day, I looked at her again. But this time, she didn’t say “ew.” She just let me look, and that was all I needed to know. After that, we kept texting, and I finally told her how I felt—how much I liked her. And she told me she liked me too. From that moment on, everything clicked. I knew I was never going to let her go. On February 9th, 2018, we made it official. I’ve been in love with her ever since. Ana's Perspective: I still remember the first day we met in 2015. I had a schedule change and ended up with History class for second period. As I walked in, I immediately noticed this guy staring at me. I didn’t know him, but I couldn’t help it—I rolled my eyes and thought, “Ew.” I had no idea at the time that he would end up being such a big part of my life. For him, though, I guess it was love at first sight. It wasn’t until later, in English class, that I started seeing him differently. Mrs. Pavel had us form into groups of four, and guess who I ended up with? Steven. It was then that I really took a moment to look at him, and the first thing I noticed were his green eyes. I couldn’t stop staring at them. Something about him just clicked for me at that moment. It was like all of a sudden, I needed to know him better, I needed him in my life. Senior year rolled around, and we ended up in the same History class again. We had another group project, and I couldn’t help but notice how often our eyes met. I could feel the tension between us. Then, one day, our friend Nick added us to a group chat with him and our friend Jessica, and that’s when we started talking more. It didn’t take long before we were texting each other nonstop, and things started to feel more natural. We exchanged numbers, and I could tell this was turning into something special. By graduation day, I didn’t roll my eyes at him anymore. I just let him look. I wasn’t sure what to do, but I knew I was starting to like him too. Not long after, we started texting again, and Steven told me he liked me “a lot, a lot.” I was honest with him and told him I liked him too. From that moment on, everything changed, and we’ve been inseparable ever since. On February 9th, 2018, we officially became a couple, and I’ve been so grateful ever since.