Inseparable

Chapter 1

“Even though I’m nameless, and she’s famous, she’s got me wishing, wishing I was 23.” In my case, I’m nameless, he’s famous, he’s got me wishing, wishing I was 17.

I’m Amanda. And I have a tendency to fall in love with people who will never notice me. People who have so many fans, that I’m just one in a million, as cliché songwriters would say. I’m just another desperate 14-year-old trying to find some way to get a guy. And out of all the people I could easily fall in love with in the world, I chose them. I chose R5. I guess you could say it was love at first sight because boy, I fell in love with them at first sight. There’s Riker, Rydel, (Ellington) Ratliff, Rocky, Ross and Ryland. Now I’m not a lesbian and Ratliff already has a girl, so that leaves me Riker, Rocky, Ross and Ryland. Don’t get me wrong, they are all perfect, wonderful people. But there’s just something about Ross that I just can’t seem to put into words.

I’m Amanda. And I have a tendency to lose all of my social skills when I first meet someone. I can’t open up to them when I first meet them and it takes me a really long time to finally reveal to them my true personality—which makes it so much harder for me to seem easygoing and fun around guys. And easygoing and fun is exactly what Ross wants in a girl (at least according to the interviews on YouTube, wait what? Noo…I don’t watch them on a daily basis…). So you can imagine how I was like when I met him during R5’s East Coast Tour.

I live in New York. And I literally collapsed on the floor and cried when R5 announced their First East Coast Tour. How did they go from California to the East Coast? They were growing up so fast, right in front of my eyes, and I couldn’t believe it. Ross turned 17 and I went to R5’s concert on his birthday. He was 17 now. They were all grown up. And they still acted like little kids. See, this is why I love them. Acting mature is overrated ok. Anyway, back to the concert on his birthday. The fun couldn’t last forever. Soon enough, R5’s East Coast Tour was over and it was New Year’s already.