Chapter 1 - You're Coming Unglued - Ryan Ross

After we finished eating and when Chelsea was done working we all went back to Ryan’s house.

“I don’t really think any of us want to do homework right now. So what do you guys want to do instead?” Ryan asked.

“Go to the park!” Brendon said, half way out the door.

“Okay the park it is then.” Ryan said with a chuckle.

Chelsea and Spencer were already skipping and spinning in the middle of the road with Brendon, leaving Ryan and I back at the house.

“Welcome to my world. Enjoying yourself so far?” Ryan asked as he finished tying up his shoes.

“It’s a lot different than back home.” I answered.

We locked the door and began walking down the road.

“What’s it like in Canada?”

“Not any different than here.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“So, what do you and your friends do for fun in your town?”

“I don’t really have friends back home.” My voice had become suddenly quiet.

“What do you mean? A girl as nice as you must have a bunch of friends.”

“Not really. You’re pretty much my first friend since elementary school.” The colour had started to rise in my cheeks.

“Aww. Why?”

“People change when they start middle school, and it definitely worsens in high school”

“Yeah. I guess the reason Brendon and Spencer and I are such good friends is because Brendon goes to a different school and Spencer and I’ve been neighbours since we were two.”

“That would help I guess.”

“So what are your parents like?”

“My mom walked out when I was little and I try to stay away from my dad.”

“Sorry, I’ve been asking personal questions and we haven’t even known each other for a whole day.”

“It’s alright.”

We got to the park and I walked over to the swings and sat down on one.