On their first date, her younger brother acted as chaperone

Kaylah Howard was allowed to go to the movies with Jamauri Bogan in high school only if her 4-year-old brother accompanied her.

< p class= "css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Jamauri Amir Bogan caught Kaylah Kasmir Howard's attention the only way he knew how in fifth grade.

"I "I teased him," said Mr. Bogan, who had a crush on Ms. Howard in 2008 at Central Five Jefferson in Union, N.J., and tried to remain calm in front of his friends when he saw her at lunch or recess. . They are now 28 years old.

In sixth grade at Burnet Middle School, he got a little braver and asked her to be his girlfriend.

"She became #1 on my Myspace best friends," he said.

Otherwise, they had no idea.

"I was very, very nervous," she said, "and shy."

After two weeks, the relationship fell apart. , and they became friends again.

“We couldn’t get the words out,” he said. "They dated later in life."

In 2011, they frequently met at the Union Farmers' outdoor track practices in the spring of their freshman year at Union High School. Over the summer, they even shared their first kiss on the field.

“I was focused on being the best soccer player I could be said Mr. Bogan, who was playing running. returned and became Gatorade New Jersey Football Player of the Year in December.

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