Unkept Promises // Brolby

IO

Chapter 10

1-800-273-8255 by Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid

    The second time I woke up, it was to the sound of angry yelling and my phone constantly buzzing. I opened my eyes and frowned. My head started pounding from the loud noise, so I tried to soothe it by rubbing on my temples. Suddenly, the voices became clear.

    "How could you do that to him?!" Corey yelled.

    "It's not a big deal! It's not like anyone's gonna be disappointed that the Colby Brock is gay." Sam yelled back.

    I froze. What? My phone continued to buzz beside me. I shakily grabbed the device, turning it over so I could see the screen. Twitter notifications and text messages littered my phone. I turned my phone on, my breathing becoming heavy, panic settling in. I went onto Twitter to see the main tweet.

@/Samgolbach:
Colby Brock is gay. Proof? Watch the video.
-video attachment-

    Shakily, I pressed play. Tears gathered in my eyes. It was a recording of the night I came out to him. I choked out a sob. I looked through all of the comments, my eyes flying passed the positive ones and landing on the negatives.

Faggot.

Damnit, why are all the pretty ones faggots?

It's a sin to be a faggot Colby.

Ew, he's a cocksucker.

Poor thing, what did he do to deserve this? God must be punishing him.

    I slowly stood up, my eyes glued to my phone. I went onto the messages and saw everyone texting me. My mom, my dad, my whole family. Brennen. I didn't check the messages. I turned off my phone and looked up. Tears ran down my face. Everyone was looking at me, but I only looked at Sam. "You said you wouldn't tell anyone!" I sobbed.

    "Fingers crossed." Sam said which only got him a punch in the nose by Elton. So much venom spilled between his teeth and lips. I watched as Sam fell unconscious by the strong and unexpected hit.

"Colby?" Elton said softly after a few seconds of silence. I shook my head and ran upstairs. "Wait, no! Colby!" Elton yelled, as did everyone else but they all blurred into one. I could hear them chasing after me but they were too late. I got into my room and slammed the door shut, locking myself inside. I leaned against the door and sobbed. The hurt and heartbreak of what just happened came crashing down on me.

"Everyone knows..." I sobbed harder and fell to my knees. The sound of the people banging on the door was muffled by the ringing in my ears. I shook viciously, my heart raced, I couldn't breathe. Suddenly, arms were around me. Devyn must've found the key again. I broke down further.

"Calm down, bud." I heard Elton say from my left.

"Take deep breaths." Aaron said from my right.

"We all accept you." Corey said from in front of me.

"It's gonna be okay." Devyn mumbled from behind as she ran her fingers through my hair. As the minutes passed, my breakdown did as well. I was still shaking and panicked, but with the encouraging words from my friends, I calmed down.

"I-I'm sorry." I whispered, but everyone was quick to shoot down the apology, telling me that it was okay, that I didn't need to apologize. I smiled weakly. "Th-Thank you." I mumbled.

A few hours had passed after the incident. Sam had woken up from his unconscious state and left the house. An hour or two after him leaving the house, Kat had texted everyone (me, Corey, Aaron, Elton, and Devyn) that she had sent Sam back home and prepare for his outburst. Moments later, Sam tweeted again.

@/Samgolbach:
There's so much you don't know about Colby Brock.

@/Samgolbach:
He's depressed. Has constant anxiety attacks.... he lies to you guys. Me? I don't lie.

@/Samgolbach:
Don't follow a liar. Don't listen to a person who is trapped in their own mind.

@/Samgolbach:
Don't be like someone who doesn't even know who they are. Who hides themselves. Who lies.

@/Samgolbach:
Y'all wanna know something else? It's huge. It's about a tiny crush.

I began to shake. "N-No..." I sobbed. I tweeted him back.

@/Colbybrock:
Sam stop. Please. @/Samgolbach

@/Samgolbach:
Aw, he's scared. Heyyy @/brennentaylor

@/Samgolbach:
I'm pretty sure this is gonna be a little awkward. Aww, Colby likes Brennen!! Since Colby couldn't admit it, I did. You're welcome.

My phone went wild after that. I shook uncontrollably in my empty room. Everyone had left when I called down. Dropping my phone, I got up and locked the door, making sure that my key was inside of my room. All of a sudden, knocks could be heard at my door. "Colby?" People behind the door asked sounding worried.

I backed away and sat down on the floor in the corner of my room. I pulled my knees to my chest, drowning out the sounds of knocking and the constant buzzing of my phone.

Sam, my best friend, hurt me in the worst way possible. He embarrassed me, called me a liar, told everyone I was confused, then came out for me. How could he? My heart broke. Broken sobs left my mouth.

I swallowed down the anxiety but it only came back worse. Tears came faster, my breathing became irregular, I shook violently, and I couldn't stop thinking. My head spun and I began to feel light headed. I sobbed as my vision went in and out.

Suddenly, I couldn't feel or see anything and I was gone.