It all began in 2014, nearly ten years ago when we were still at Madison Southern High School. It was near Halloween and many students, including Jen, were participating in a dress up day. Jen was wearing a very cute outfit of a character from one of her favorite shows. Naturally, Garrison had to compliment her style, to which she replied, "Oh, I never dress up like this."

Fast forward two months and another chance encounter as we both entered the back door of the school. This time, Jen was wearing a suit jacket for a classroom debate, so Garrison did what he does best: antagonize the unexpected. Jen was taken aback by this random guy saying from out of nowhere, "You lied to me!" After a brief angry look, the boy explained, "You said you never dress up!"

A couple of laughs later and a short conversation in the lunchroom and Garrison knew he had to do anything to see this girl one more time. That night, he set out everything just like the morning before in hopes he could recreate the day and get to school at the exact same time as before. Garrison is nothing if not precise, which helped time it up to perfection. Jen showed up at the same time, luckily, though she had no intention to. The two shared another morning cafeteria visit and became hooked on each other. By the afternoon, they were dating.

Most of the spring months, the couple sat in Jen's car after school and talked endlessly. To the point, sometimes, that Jen's mom would call freaking out about where her daughter was. Prom, graduation, and more came and went but the two stayed together.

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