Brittanie likes Max.
But Max doesn't like Brittanie, he likes Kyndall.
However, Kyndall doesn't like Max, she likes his identical twin brother, Brayden.
Brayden likes Kyndall's best friend, though, Leah.
Leah, obviously, doesn't like Brayden, she likes Brayden's science lab partner, Ethan.
Ethan doesn't like Leah, but the the girl Leah hates; Alexa.
And Alexa, she likes Ethan's soccer team captain, Aiden.
and of course, Aiden likes Alexa's cousin Brittanie.
That's just the way it is in Middle School.