One day, Kathy asked an old friend if she could sit with him at lunch, since her usual friends were away at a sports tournament. Her friend said yes and led her to a table outside. Which happened to be where Elijah and his friends always sat. She was introduced to everyone there, but something about Elijah was different. From the very beginning, there was an unspoken connection between them. At first, their conversations were brief and casual, but over time, a real friendship blossomed. Elijah soon realized he had feelings for Kathy, but she was in a relationship, and the timing wasn’t right. As his feelings grew, he knew he couldn’t keep pretending to be just friends. He admitted his feelings to Kathy and she felt the same. Eventually, they stopped talking altogether because she was still in a relationship. After a while, Kathy and her boyfriend broke up. She had another brief boyfriend in between, assuming Elijah had moved on. Soon after Kathy swore off boys. But she always knew, though her friendship with Elijah remained distant, the connection never truly disappeared. Everything changed when Elijah got his first car (a Mazda, just like Kathy’s). He sent her a playful message on Snapchat, challenging her to a race. That simple message sparked the old connection between them. From that day on, they never stopped talking. And on November 21st, 2017, their story officially began as more than friends. What once was a quiet connection at the wrong time turned into a couple that cannot live without each other.