Let's start at the beginning. It was a nice, sunny afternoon freshman year at Purdue in 2016. Mitch had decided to ride his bike that day, but Maddie was always so nervous to ride a bike around campus, in fear that she may crash, so she left late for class that day, and thank goodness she did. While walking out of her building, she saw a boy on a bike. He's trying to get to the building, and attempts to jump over a curb. Well, that didn't go too well. He ended up flat on his face, and jumped up so fast to look around and make sure no one saw. With that, he faces Maddie and disappointment fills him. Maddie, with a strawberry uncrustable in her mouth, starts laughing, and asks the boy if he's alright. He replies he's fine and walks away quickly with shame. Maddie yells after him saying "Don't worry. I won't tell anyone," which of course was a lie because she pretty much told everyone she knew. For the next 2 1/2 years, they became very good friends, with Maddie having a full blown crush on Mitch, and Mitch not knowing a thing about it. Until 3 years later, when they were hit by a shooting Star (Maddie's best friend, aka matchmaker).