It was a regular day just like any other Monday afternoon, I had school, except my exams were going on of course they were since it was the month of July and almost all schools had tests in July so did the infamous sky-high all-boys school's students...

I studied in an all-girls school and opposite to my school was the "infamous" 'Sky high all-boys school' and so my van was co ed,

and we would travel with the boys from that school and well since both the schools had exam our timings were the same, and we travelled together even on exam times.

'New Dawn girl's high school' was the name of my school I joined new dawns when I was 6 yrs old that is in 1st std. I have always been an introvert, didn't have many friends and was always quite...

Ah! Right, that being said I almost forgot to introduce myself sorry about that he-he my name is Sera, Sera Sinclair.so! Back to the story of my life as I was saying I was the most introverted person could meet I would blend right into the corner I used to eat lunch alone, a bit pathetic if you ask me.

But that all changed in 7th std  the year 2017 it was the best year yet my not so likeable, but it has taught me so many things I don't regret experiencing all that really it thought a lot bout friendships and love? Hah! I didn't know anything about it.

Anywayy that particular sunny afternoon of July, I was travelling in my school bus as usual minding my own business as always but as I was looking inside the bus scanning it as I was being bored out of my mind this one boy-Maximilian Müller, caught my eyes, he was 2 yrs older than me so that would mean he was in 9th std, and I was in 7th.

I couldn't stop looking at him, I just kept staring at him, observing him, as creepy as that sounds- I did, he just piqued my interest you see, he had a charm what I would call as a boyish charm if I may,

he was playing video games with his friends on the seat opposite to me laughing as his eyes crinkled, he seemed cute, kinda different from me, perhaps that's what I found attractive in him at that time?

While I was intently staring at him, he turned his head perhaps feeling my gaze on him as he turned our eyes met-I fell in love with him at that moment,

that's when it all started going down really do I regret falling in love with him? No. do I regret experiencing such fantasy like feeling of first love? No. but if I could go back in time and change our encounter, would I? I don't know...if someone asked me why I loved him? I couldn't answer because I honestly don't know even now...

Meanwhile, I had forgotten I was staring at him for too long as I realized I was looking into his eyes for a few seconds now, so I hastily turned my attention to the window, looking at the beautiful vehicles passing by-

(not really there was just traffic really, what you had to expect from Bangalore, a city known for having bad traffic jams now don't get me wrong I absolutely love this city for real no matter its flaws it's still my favorite one in India).

But what I noticed while trying to look out the window was that there was someone else watching this encounter....my friend Riya... as much as she wasn't my real-real friend I would say she was better than the others...she didn't hurt me at least but nevertheless she shouldn't have noticed it, it didn't do me any good *sigh...

August - what does it remind you of? Taylor Swift's song? India's Independence Day? orrr friendship day? For me, it would definitely be option a and c, why? Because 1-Taylor Swift is my favourite singer, 2nd- her song "august" brings back memories and 3rd- friendship day is a memorable day anddd besides friendship day is personally my fav for some reason 4th and the last reason- Independence Day now I know it's supposed to be a day I celebrate wholeheartedly, and I used to, but now it just brings back bad memories and what might they be? You will found out in the future chapters

usually on friendship days I buy friendship bands for a few not so close friends of mine so that I get friendship bands as well in return to show off my wrist and prove I am not so friendless, I am sure the other kids my age used to think the same it can't be only me...right??

However, this year's friendship day was quite different, more exciting and more important any other one in the past, yet it was also insignificant I suppose? Not for me of course but for him...

I am not quite sure since I never dared to ask him his thoughts, tho I have been curious many times as to what went through his mind, although even if I did ask he would reply nonchalantly or say he doesn't even remember.

6th of August 2017, it was the evening of friendship day it was a Sunday, so I thought of giving him a friendship band and I decided to make one for him because it would seem more sincere that way at least that's what I thought

so my friend, Nimra who was my neighbourhood friend and I started making friendship bands after we did some shopping for the materials required

I had gone to the shop with her and her dad drove us there she was shopping for a few bands for her other friends I meanwhile I bought some red and white beads and a thread to make the band

there is actually a reason for choosing those specific colours you see we have different uniforms for Fridays so max and i both had the same Friday uniform red shirt and white skirt for me and red T-shirt and white formal pants for him

at that time I felt it was destiny that we both had the same colour cause either of us could have been assigned to other colours like green yellow or blue, but we got the same colour

well I know it sounds childish, but you see I was young at that time, and it was my first time in love so of course I was quite naive and thought everything was rainbows and unicorns.

Anyway, since then red had become my favourite colour, tho now It's because I just like it. The things I started liking because of him now I have just come to like them for real, it's not because of him any more.

Now Nimra and I went to different schools, so we had different friends, and so she didn't know about max, yet I did however tell her after a day or two tho, and I remember being so excited to talk about him always even jut his name made my heart flutter...

Anyway after we were done shopping we went back home and I started working on the band even nimra started making one for her friend she said it seemed fun.

once I was done making it, it looked nice it did, but the problem was I was worried he would think it's too girlish still I carried it to school the next day.