Unimagined | Colby Brock

•CHAPTER 9•

*3 days time skip*

•Colbys pov•

We were now back from Scotland and back in the heat of LA, for a lot of the trip Alyx took me around her hometown showing me where she grew up and what life was like. I actually really enjoyed learning about where she was from and getting to know her family. I think she also enjoyed it, after she told me everything about her school on the first night of the trip I think it made her feel better because she seemed way more relaxed after telling me how she truly felt. She started to calm down and enjoy seeing her family again, I totally understand what she means about her town though. I have only seen Alyx in LA until now and seeing her in Scotland was a little different, I can tell Scotland isn't her and she can't live to her full potential and can't do much, Im so glad she's living in LA and happy.

My favourite part of the trip (and Alyx's) was the fayre/carnival, well in Scotland it's not called that..they are usually called 'shows' or 'the market' I know, it's strange. But to them apparent 'fayre' and 'carnival' is weird..let's agree to disagree. Anyway, this specific fayre was called 'The Links Market' apparently it goes around all of the UK but it stops in a popular part of Scotland near where Alyx lives and thousands and thousands of people go every year. It's a big thing where Alyx lives, so I respected that. Alyx told me about how she has went every single year since she was little and she usually always goes with her friends, so just by our luck The Links Market happened to be there at the same time as us. Apparently it only comes once a year for a couple of days.
So Alyx and I had to go of course.

It was amazing, I enjoyed it mainly because I loved watching how happy Alyx was there, she went on and on about how it never changes and it had been the exact same for as long as she can remember. It was cute that she found comfort in the fact that it never changes and she remembered so many happy memories there.
We went on this one ride 'Match 5' I think..idk what the logic behind the name was but it was the tallest ride there and it was like a big pole stand thing and on each end it had a row of seats (it's difficult to explain) but it went around in the air and was really high up. When we stopped at the top I gained a memory that I will never forget. We could see the whole market even though it was like a mile long we could still see the whole thing lit up in the dark night sky, it was gorgeous, I turned around to Alyx who was staring taking in the view, she looked the happiest she had the whole trip. I remember her turning to me and telling me 'This is the only place in Scotland that I feel like me and I feel okay to be here. That is why I come here every year without fail..because for years it has been the only way for one night I could feel free and like me". I can't explain how I felt in that moment or explain how she felt but knowing how much comfort being in this fayre even if it did sound silly to me or you, she didn't care, she just wanted and hoped that I would understand and believe what she explained to me wasn't her being dramatic but it was truly how she felt. And I did, I understood and believed.
We got off of the ride and she told me that she was sorry if it seemed silly that she found so much happiness and content in a fayre in her weird town. I explained to her that it didn't sound silly and I talked and talked telling her about how everything has something that they find comfort in and how I believe how she felt and I made sure to let her know that she would never be alone and that I would take her to that fayre every single year.

That night was the best night of my life.

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The night we returned home from Scotland we went to my house to hang out with the guys since we had stayed at Alyx's a lot and then went on the trip.
We all sat in the living room on the huge L shaped corner sofa, ordered pizzas, talked and messed about being our usual goofs.
I noticed that I hadn't heard much from Alyx except from the odd laugh here and there, I looked down to her beside me on the sofa as she was watching everyone talking, laughing and having fun. She had that same look in her eyes that she did on that ride and the same look that she had that night we were all in the pool and she was watching us mess about. I could tell that she was sitting listening and watching just taking it all in because she was so happy, I could tell that being here in LA was us guys have her that same feeling that being in that fayre on that ride looking from the sky did. I then knew that LA was her home, I understood everything in more depth than she had explained before. This is where she needed to be and where she has wanted to be for the longest time ever and I am so beyond glad that, that place is here with me and my best friends in LA because we all love her a lot.
She is the best and she deserves to finally be out here and finally after all this time to be happy.

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We lay in my bed, I lay with in my boxers and Alyx lay in her underwear and my oversized tshirt. She had her head on my chest looking up into my eyes.

"Colby, this is where I need to be. I love it here with you guys so much beyond what I can explain". She blurted out, letting me know how she felt.

"I know and I'm so glad" I said playing with her hair sending her off to sleep.

-hey guys! Thanks again for reading another chapter!!