Life of a Popstar

Chapter 12

•Ross•
I like Laura.

I like Laura.

I like Laura.

I'll say it again...

I like Laura!

"OKAY ROSS! I get it, you like Laura." Rocky says in an annoyed tone. "Now, could you please go blab about Laura somewhere else? I'm trying to watch Spongebob!" He continues.

I smack him in the head. "Ow!" He shouts.

"Help me!" I plead to my older brother.

"What do you need help with?! Can't I watch my show in peace?!" Rocky says.

"Rocky, you have every single Spongebob episode on your phone. You can watch it whenever you want. Please, help your little brother." I say and bring out my puppy dog eyes.

Trust me, nobody says no to these eyes.

"Those eyes don't work on me." He says. I get closer and bringing out my bottom lip. He rolls his eyes and pushed me away from him.

"Fine! What do you need help with?" He asks.

"I want you to come up with some cords on the guitar. I wrote a song for Laura." I say and Rocky grabs his guitar from the side of the chair.

Rocky plays a few cords and I smile.

"Perfect." I say and Rocky smiles.

"Now sing me the lyrics." He says.

"Okay. But I have a question." I say and Rocky looks up.

"Did I mention I like Laura?"

•Laura•
I sit on my bed. Anxiously shaking my leg.

I like Ross.

I like Ross.

My best friend.

Ross Lynch.

Best friend, crush!

ROSS LYNCH!!

"Laura!!" I hear my sister shout in my face.

"Yes?" I ask, kinda annoyed.

"Your, out of it. What's going on?" She asks.

Wanna know what's going on? I'm crushing on my best friend..

"Umm... I'm just thinking." I respond.

It wasn't a total lie. I am thinking about Ross....

"About...?" Vanessa trails.

"Ross." I sigh, putting my head in my hands.

"What about Ross?" She asks. I know for a fact Vanessa won't leave me alone unless I come clean.

"I'm kinda, you know..... Crushing?" I trail and she gasps.

"You like Ross?!" She exclaims and I nod.

Feels good to get that off my chest.

"AWWW!!!! Ross and Laura sitting in a tree....." She starts to sing but I smack her head.

"This is serious! What if Ross doesn't feel the same way? I don't wanna ruin our friendship. If Ross finds out I like him, I'll probably scare him away! He'll think of me the same way Andrew does-" Before I could say anymore, she interrupts.

"Hey! I don't give a rats ass what Andrew thinks of you! What he said is not true Laura! You deserve better than him." Vanessa says.

"And you think Ross is the guy?" I ask, hoping she'll be honest with me.

"Yes! I've seen the way Ross acts around you. And I'll be honest, he looks at you like your the most beautiful thing on this planet." She says.

"How do you know?" I ask.

"Riker says the Lynch boys have a trait. Their eyes shimmer when they see something they really like. The first time I saw Ross look at you, his eye shimmered. And I'll say something else, his eye never shimmered with Courtney." She admitted.

How though? Courtney is a model for god sake! She's obviously prettier than me.

"I know what your thinking. Just, do what you think is right. Follow your heart." She's says and walks out of my room.

My brain is telling me to stay friends with Ross. But my heart is telling me to give Ross a chance. And if I start to feel like things are getting awkward, just tell him you wanna stay friends.

I sigh and grab my guitar and strum a few cords.

If you never take a shot your never gonna win so turn it all around

Break down the walls

Don't be afraid to let them fall

Break down the walls

And you can dare to have all

Come on and give it everything you can

Take a chance, make a stand and break, break down the walls

I stop when I hear my phone buzz.

-From: Ross;
Come to our concert in San Jose! No excuses!!

Looks like I'm going to a concert tonight!