Garett and I met sometime in early 2021, but didn’t really talk to each other. In fact, our first conversation was about him running for president in 2036. At the time I had the same idea, so I jokingly told him he could be my running mate.

Fast forward to December 2021 as my birthday was approaching. My mom told me that she “invited that guy Garett” to my birthday dinner. I was kinda shocked because I didn’t know him but was alright with the invitation.

Surprisingly, he showed up and I remember he gave me a candle, some milk duds, and $30.

Around 3 months later, I realized that I liked him. Slowly, I began to build up a friendship with him that turned into us “talking” by the end of the summer.