Real || Solby

I'll stop as long as someone gives me their fries

I'm sorry I didn't update yesterday! I felt bad but I was so tired... I'm double-ly sorry about this chapter's shortness and the fact that you will probably all hate me for leaving off where I leave off

S  A  M

I woke up to crying. My first thought was who was crying, and why?

 I opened my eyes and rolled over to sit up. Colby was curled up in my chair, sobbing. His hands covered his face, so he couldn't see that I was awake.

I got up slowly and laid my hand on his shoulder, saying "Colby?"

He jumped, startled, and looked up at me.

"Are you okay?" He looked so sad, I had to know why he was crying.

He put his face in his hands again and cried harder. I could feel him shaking. I sat next to him and wrapped my arms around his shoulders. "What's wrong?"

"E-everything." He managed to speak between sobs, uncovering his face again.

"What do you mean, everything?" I asked gently, trying not to sound insensitive.

He scrunched up his face and rubbed his jaw. "I m-mean all of it."

I looked at him, frustrated. But he looked so hurt that I couldn't be mad at him. I hugged him tighter, resting my head on his shoulder. We stayed there for a long time; I wanted for him to stop crying, hoping he could talk about it with me. 

"What's bothering you, Colby? I can't help you if you don't tell me," I murmured. 

He let out a shaky breath and started to explain falteringly. "When I was away... I waited for you. I waited for you for so long, I'm still waiting for you. I want to stop waiting; I never want to wait again."

I stared at him, scared and hoping I was hearing him wrong. "You mean... are you breaking up with me?"

"No, no! That's not what I meant at all." His eyes went wide and he grabbed me, explaining faster. "I was always waiting for someone special to come into my life. When I met you, I felt like you were very special to me. I didn't realize just how special you were until I found out your feelings for me. That was the best day of my life. I finally felt like I wasn't waiting anymore, like I had found what I was waiting for. Everything was perfect, and we were everything I had hoped for. It was so much like a perfect dream, one you never want to wake up from. But all dreams end."

I stared at him, his words sending cold chills up my spine. All of it seemed aimed towards him saying those words I dreaded; 'this isn't working anymore.'

"The dream ended when you hit your head on those stupid rocks in New Zealand. You had to be so clumsy and go and hurt yourself. I was so scared for you, Sam. We rushed you to the hospital fast as we could, but we were so far away from help, down on that beach. I worried while we drove to the ER, and I worried while I waited for the doctor to make sure you were even alive. I was so afraid I was going to lose you. You don't know how relieved I was when the doctor said you would be okay. He said you were going to make a full recovery... in time. Always time, Sam. Everything takes so much time. How long must we wait for the right time? I'm tired of constantly waiting, and I'm ready to stop."

At this point, all of my nerves were on end. What he said next both shocked me, and frightened me. All I know is that I will never forget what he said.

"Sam Golbach, I want you to marry me.

And I really, really need you to wake up."

A/N: sorry for this inconvenient cliffhanger! Also holy crap @TheLonelyChild101 are you psychic or am I just awful at concealing the plot?