This was in Class VI , so I might be around 12 , I guess ? She had beauty and brains and back then I didn ' t have either of those . So naturally , she wasn ' t into me . I was one of the class monitors assigned with seating arrangement . So I always used to make sure that she ' s on the adjacent bench . Then I used to make failed attempts at being ' cool ' and good in studies and whatnot . I joined Astronomy Club when I had 0 interest in astronomy , just to be closer to her . We didn ' t talk much and sometimes even her male friends used to say that I ' m being a chep in front of her . now some of those male friends are my best friends , believe it or not . One day , I was standing blocking the class gate , then she walked by said ' excuse me , Mr . gatekeeper ! ' not in a mean way , but in a naughty way and gave me the best smile I ' ve seen to this day . I keep at it real slow . Meanwhile , I start getting better at studies , start being more social , dressing more properly and got much betterfluent at English . In 8 th grade , we did an English play together where she played the part of my wife . We were all together in the break room and it was nice to see her put on makeup and get ready . I and my male friends were giving each other that look and kinda giggling . Later that year , we went on a Astronomy club quiz at the regional science center . I came in with my dad ' s car Toyota Qualis and all eyes were on me like you see in the movies . That was strange , but at least she had noticed . Then some of her friends asked me for my cellphone all giggling and whatnot . I made up an excuse for whatever reason and parted ways . It felt good , yet weird being the center of attention for possibly the first time in my life . Mind you that a firangi car and a cell phone was pretty ' cool ' back then in 2004 in the then small city of Bhopal . Our car left together and I saw her watching me through the car window slyly . That day was a great boost to my confidence , however artificial its basis be . I was happy , but I seemed to lose interest in her since I was realizing that she might be more into my dad ' s money than really me . Anyway , my life got better and better since then . I got great at studies and extracurricular stuff . Even got a better rank than here in the 9 th grade . Got a gf which essentially put an end to our ' relationship '. This had been pretty messy , but I loved that this experience had made me a better person . 3 years later , when we were leaving school , I talked to her for one last time . She had a bf then , so obviously nothing could happen , but both of us had some closure of sorts . Turns out she was a pretty chill girl all this time and now we ' re friends .