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You weren't prepared for the outpouring of support when you and Aryia announced your relationship. Though many fans shipped the two of you, or said you would be cute together, you feared that that would all change when the two of you came out as official. You supposed that was because of how intense Colby made the fans out to be. And maybe that was true for him, maybe if you were still with him then the fans would be less supportive, but you couldn't believe how kind they had been so far. They were so kind that it was easier to ignore those who resorted to name-calling and other shameful behaviors. Sometimes, though, when you were left alone with your thoughts in the dead of night, you wondered how things would've been different if Colby was the one you were dating, how the fans would've reacted. Would he have been right? Or would they have surprised him? Those thoughts didn't matter, though. You were happy with Aryia. He was everything you ever could've dreamed of and more.
The friend group had been wonderful, too. Though you were naïve at heart, you still expected them to be slightly suspicious of you for months to come. But they had turned around and accepted you with open arms. Not once had you caught wind of them speaking ill of you. They hyped you up whenever you posted, they invited you to hang out (even when Aryia wasn't going to be there). They treated you like a real friend. You were their friend, and you couldn't be happier.
One day, Sam invited everyone to hang out and play one of his infamous hide and seek games for a video. You were eager to go, having watched some of the videos back when you were wallowing in heartbreak and sorrow in the aftermath of your breakup with Colby. You even had the perfect place scoped out.
Sam had a knack for finding those in the most creative hiding spots first though. Jake was found first—he was just feet away from you, so you heard Sam's triumph shout when he saw Jake, followed by his quiet request for Jake to film for him. He found you a few minutes later to your dismay, and you retreated to the movie room, the only room that was off-limits as that's where everyone who had been found would wait until the game was over.
You sat alone in the movie room for several minutes until the door opened, revealing a Mr. Colby Brock. You shifted uncomfortably in your seat, suddenly realizing that you hadn't had a one-on-one conversation with him since the first day you came to the new Trap House all those months ago.
He froze when he saw you were the only other person in the room, then let out a sigh before taking a seat beside you.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey."
He stared at you for a moment. "You...You look happier."
You were shocked for a moment, but tried your best not to show it. Of all the things you expected him to say, that was certainly not one of them. "I am happier."
"Good. You deserve to be happy." Colby paused for a moment, then added, "I finally figured out how to explain why I did what I did to you."
You couldn't hide the shock from your face this time. "Oh? Are you going to tell me or are you going to leave me hanging in suspense?"
