Balanced Entropy (DISCONTINUED)

VIII- On the Road

OK! You've heard it from me-it is weird when a sibling likes something bad, or unexpected. You know why? Because Marina likes Seth Rollins, also known as Colby Lopez. But what I'm wondering is: Does he know she likes him? You know, I know he won't hurt her, with us being friends and all, but I can't help but have my little doubts about him.

Only way I can find out anything is by asking Marina or texting Colby, and Marina's asleep, while Natalya, Eva Marie, and I are eating.

"Gloria, are you going to be dating someone or something soon?" Nattie says, wanting to break the silence.

I exhale in thought. "I don't know. I mean, I can't decide between Randy or Stephen. With Stephen, he seems to be showing some interest in me. With Randy, I don't know if he's in a relationship, and I can't just flat out ask him 'Are you single?,' because I don't want to seem like uh, you know... Summer Rae."

Nattie laughs at that. Eva's mad because I practically said Summer's a slut.

"Eva, look at her! She wears less fabric than this shirt I'm wearing! If you think you can change my opinion about Summer, you know what you have?" I say.

"What.." she says, in anger about my dissing her friend.

I play Vince McMahon's theme from my phone. "No chance, no chance, no chance in hell..."

Nattie and I laugh at that.

"What... what are you guys doing?" says Marina. I wonder if our chatter woke her up. Hmm. She scared me, if not also Eva and Nattie.

"Oh, psh, you know, just taking selfies with Tyler Breeze, being gorgeous, you know?" I say, jokingly.

"Nuh-uh." says Marina. "What are you guys talking about?"

"Stuff..." says Nattie.

"Hey! You guys have food! No fair! Gimme some!" says Marina. "I'm a bottomless pit!"

"True that," I say.

"Oh, and Gloria, what's gonna happen with Wade?" asks Eva.

"Stu." I correct her. "Um... I don't know, never really dated him. More like hung out with him. And perhaps kissed him?" This causes Marina to spit out some food. Gross.

"What?" she says.

"You know, he hasn't made a move on that front, so..." I clarify. "Hey, Marina. So you like Jesus?"

Marina keeps on eating, and after seven seconds, she gives me a death stare; while Nattie and Eva want clarification.

"Eff you!" says Marina.

"You like someone, don't you, Marina?" asks Nattie, in a tone that says 'Tell me!'.

"Yeah..."

Eva's dying to know too. How oblivious they are. "Can I tell them?" I ask Marina.

"Don't you dare!"

"Come on, Marina! We wanna know!" say Nattie and Eva.

"Fine, I'll tell Nattie; and you tell Eva." she decides. I gotta admit-we're kinda pressuring her into this.

She whispers in Nattie's ear, and I whisper in Eva's. Their jaws drop.

"COLBY?!" says Nattie, recovering from the great surprise.

Marina shakes her head yes.

"Wow! That's a big... surprise! I can't believe it. So, what happens to Cody now?" asks Eva.

"Oh, we broke up." says Marina.

"I was thinking it'd be a good idea if she made Cody jealous with Colby; but not using Colby, actually staying with him." I say.

"That's a good idea! Plus, Marina, it'd be great for both you AND Colby to have a little spotlight." says Nattie.

**Colby's POV**

I'm sleeping, and when I wake up: there they are. Jonathan (Dean's real name) and Joe (Roman's real name) staring right down at me. Like I'm the single parent and they're the kids wanting me to wake up because they have "something important" to tell me. Are they psycho? I know Jon is. I scream as soon as I open my eyes. "What the heck are you guys doing here?"

"You know, Gloria told us something you don't know," says Jon in his always raspy, slightly psycho/drunk-sounding voice.

"What'd she tell you?"

Joe chuckles. "It's really quite obvious,"

"Come on, architect. Let's go eat and then we'll talk," says Jon.

But about what? I'm wondering what it is Gloria, Jon, and Joe could possibly know that I don't as I go take a quick shower, immaculately comb my long hair, put it in a bun, and head over to where psycho Jon and deep-voice Joe are. No, I'm kidding Jon isn't really psycho. He's just a regular guy..er, wrestler from Cincinnati, Ohio.

I'm eating, as Joe says, "Alright, boy-o. The moment we've been waiting for."

"Why do you call me boy-o?" I question.

"Because you're the youngest one, Colby! Figure it out, gosh." says Jon in a kind of scolding mother tone. "What we wanna say is..."

"What?"

"Drink up, you're gonna need something to spit out when we tell you what." says Joe. I drink some water and swallow my food, and then drink some more water.

"Marina likes you." says Jon, casually taking another bite of food into his mouth. I literally spit out my water. Joe was right. I would need something to spit out.

"But, wasn't she with Cody?" I inquire.

"She broke up with him, don't you remember, doofus?" says Jon.

"Oh. This is so unexpected." I think out loud.

"No, this is perfect, remember saying you liked her?" says Joe.

"But, I don't know if I feel the same way anymore." I say. "What if we're made into a storyline?"

"Even more perfect, because now you can lock lips on screen!" says Jon. "What? Gloria and I came up with that thought,"

"And she didn't tell me? I feel betrayed! I mean, I dated her, not you!" says Joe, dramatically.

"Here's the word: dated. PAST tense." argues Jon. "She actually thinks I'm cu-"

"OK, enough. Should I text Marina that I know?" I interrupt the quarrel.

"Sure, go for it. Go get your woman." says Joe. "And Jon, F.Y.I., she thinks a lot of wrestlers are cute but guess what? She's wise and she has good sense of character. So she doesn't date just anyone."

I leave the table as they continue quarreling. I decide whether to text Marina. Should I? I don't know.

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A/N: Should Colby text Marina? Or should she text him?

Sorry for yet another short hiatus. Happens often. I need to gather inspiration, and often times it's not here that I find it.