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When there's high's, there's Low's - Jo

"I want to tell you about Beth." Colby murmured to me, his adams apple dipping down and up. His fingers knotted with mine, his eyes worried and scared. Crossing my legs on my bed, I turned towards him, my heart hammering in my chest.

"Okay." I whispered. "You don't have-"

"I told you, no more hiding, okay? And I don't want to hide anything from you, ever." Colby rushed. His cheeks turned a light pink. Closing his eyes he exhaled, his fingers squeezing mine.

"Beth was a girl who I dated for a couple of years about four years ago. Like you and John. Well, I had dated girls before her, but she was just... different.. Just like you... but in a bad way. She was bad for me. She sucked the life out of me, she drained my account, stole, lied.. Cheated. "My lip quivered, my teeth ground together, staying silent. Colby continued.

"It was our third year anniversary, and I had just got out of practice, and I had everything in my car Iwas gonna take to her. Flowers, chocolates, all that shit. Anyway, when I got to her house, I noticed a different car in the driveway." Colby's eyes glistened with tears, the dark blue being overrun by hints of red. I scooted closer to him, our hands still together.

"I just figured it was a friend of hers staying over. So I didn't think anything of it. The front door was cracked, and the lights were on, I could hear music. I pushed it open, and.." He closed eyes and a tear fell, his free hand going to his face to wipe it away. "I could hear moans, and grunts, and giggles coming from her room when I was inside. I didn't even think, Jo. I towered into her room, and saw her in bed with an ex player on my team. He doesn't matter. But I found her in bed with someone else, on our fucking anniversary. She bled me dry. I had so much out, and she got into my shit and cleaned me out. Maxed my credit cards. Everything.

"The pain was too much. The feeling of being cheated on, and lied to, is the most profound feeling I don't wish upon anyone. I saw red. I ripped him up from the bed and just started hammering my fists into him because I couldn't hit her. I cant hit a girl thats fucking stupid. She was screaming for me to stop." Colby laughed, tears pouring out and looked at me. "She was telling me to stop and she fucking cheated."

"After that, I wasn't the same. He tried to press charges on me for beating his ass, and she forced him to drop them. And he did. I fucked my health up pretty bad. I hardly left my room, I hardly talked to anyone, ate anything. I was withering away, and I didnt give a shit if I lived or died. Eventually, I started going to practices again, eating better. But I was mute. I didn't say anything. I didn't talk to anyone, not even Trent or my mom. She even called my fucking dad to try to talk to me, and I screamed at him. I didn't want anyone. I was in so much fucking pain, I just wanted to be alone. I worked myself to death to get to where I am. I stayed after hours from practice just to be by myself. I skated for hours at a time, till I would vomit on the ice from pushing my body too hard. One night Trent physically pulled my ass off the ice. I had been there for two hours after practice just running drills, and screaming my throat raw. And walking on ice isn't easy. He dragged me out, and to my house. If it wasn't for Trent, literally smacking sense in my head... I wouldnt be here talking to the love of my life."

My own cheeks felt sticky with tears, as I listened to him. I whimpered and crawled my way onto him, my arms wrapping around his neck, his on my waist. And for the first time, since I have been with Colby, he knotted his fingers in my sweater, crying into my neck. My heart hammered and ached for him at the same time. My fingers found their way into his hair, rocking back and forth on his lap. I didn't say a word; I just let him cry. His body shivered underneath me, quivering every time he took a breath in. After a few minutes, Colby sighed, his grip on my sweater letting go, his hands rested on my hips now. Leaning away, I pulled his face up to me, wiping his tears. Like he's done for me countless times already.