Together: Friday Nights at the Roxy Paperback - 2013

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Rama grew up feeling unloved by her mother and at the young age of six accidently burned down their entire four story apartment building. Rama and her family had no choice but to live in a homeless shelter and the closest one with available space for a mother and three children was located in the basement of a church. The church was two hours away from the familiar streets of Brooklyn in a small suburban town called Kingston. By the time Rama is thirteen, she has already tried to commit suicide, been a victim of bullying and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.Rama is a poet and sees the poetry in life, she understands that poetry is not always sweet and kind, it's not always about love and it doesn't always rhyme. Poetry helps her refocus her mind when she starts to feel out of control but she decides to take her psychiatrist advice and gives skateboarding a try. One day when Rama and her friends are skating at a skate park known for throwing after hour raves, her world changes completely. She meets a raver who invites her and her friends to the rave being thrown there later that night. Although the rest of her crew declines, Rama takes him up on his offer and discovers an underground scene that speaks to her heart and caresses her soul. Rama's finally found a little happiness in her sad world if only for a brief while. When her lifestyle is being threatened she runs away to New York City. She tries to live life on her own terms but her reality is emotional and lonely and soon becomes more than she can handle. Just when she needs him most she stumbles into Ryan, the rock in her world. He loves her even though at times she doesn't have the ability to love herself. Once Rama falls in love with him, she goes from loving nothing at all to loving only one thing in this world: him. Although he doesn't quite understand her illness, he knows that she needs to be happy and though he is just as young as her, she trust him with her life.