"that's the trouble with love," he said to me. "it doesn't work out like we want it to." ------- mary is in fifth grade when she first meets chris. the problem is, chris is a sixth grader which means he would be leaving elementary school-and mary-sooner. mary is in ninth grade when she meets chris for the second time. the problem is, chris has a girlfriend he is madly in love with and mary is left having to hide those feelings she's had since fifth grade. mary is in tenth grade when she starts talking to chris once again. the problem is, chris goes to a different high school. can love really conquer it all? ------- this story has new chapters as i write them. there are no specific upload dates/max chapters in a dayAll Rights Reserved