TFIL // Colby Brock

The Glass

"Colby, wake up" his eyes fluttered open.

"When did you get here?" he asked groggily.

"Literally one minute ago, Alex came with me"

"Oh, OK"

"You do know we can't sleep without each other, right?"

"Yeah, I didn't realize I had fell asleep"

"Let's just go downstairs" I gently smiled and held my hand out to him, which he took and used to stand up. I held back a laugh as I looked at his messy hair.

"What?"

"Your hair" he frowned and walked to bathroom: me not far behind.

"Jesus christ!" he exclaimed before fixing it, then walking into the living room where Alex was sat on his phone. "Hi, Alex"

"Oh, hi Colby" he smiled as he looked up from his phone, soon looking back. I sat down opposite him on the other couch whilst Colby followed. After about a minute, Alex put his phone away so we had a conversation for a while. Over time, Sam, Kat, Aaron and Corey joined in. I yawned and leaned back a little more but no one seemed to notice so I tried to keep my eyes open. Eventually I couldn't help it, my eyes closed and head dropped - I felt Colby's shoulder just before I fell asleep. 

"Chloe?" a voice asked, I slowly opened my eyes and saw everyone was still talking - most of them were switching between looking at each other and looking at me - I lifted my head.

"She's awake!" Corey exclaimed.

"Corey, don't give me a headache by yelling please"

"Sorry"

"What time is it?"

"Uh..." Sam took out his phone, "seven thirty"

"K, thanks" I smiled and stood up, walking to the bathroom. When I got there, I picked up a brush I had lost ages ago - turns out it was in here the whole time - and brushed through my hair. Once I had finished, I walked up into Colby's room and changed into shorts and one of his hoodies - which weren't massive on me but a bigger fit nevertheless - finally putting my hair in a messy bun. I walked down to the kitchen and reached up, grabbing a glass. As I was bringing it to the counter it dropped and smashed, cutting all my leg from the broken glass. "Ah, fuck!" I screamed. 

"Chloe!" I heard Colby's voice and running footsteps before I fell to the ground from pain - my head hitting off of the floor, knocking me out. 

I don't know how long I was out for but I remember lots of voices asking for details about me - not that I remember exactly what they were saying. Next thing I know, I could hear beeping from a machine and quiet voices. I opened my eyes and went to lift my head when someone spoke, scaring me. 

"I wouldn't do that" Colby, it was him, "Trust me, you have terrible balance right now"

"Hospital?" I asked.

"Do you think we'd leave you to bleed to death at our house?" Sam asked. Despite the warning, I lifted my head and saw Sam, Colby, Kat and Alex sitting on chairs - Colby on the one right next to the bed. I sat up, Colby trying to stop me.

"I'm stronger than you think" I said matter-of-factly.

"Just following orders" I put my hand to my head when a sudden headache attacked my brain.

"Wow, that's painful... don't you dare say I told you so" I warned, pointing a finger at him. He slowly close his mouth as though he was about to say something but decided not to. 

"Do you know what happened?"

"I dropped a glass, fell in pain, and hit my head so I got knocked out"

"Wow, no one has remembered so well" a doctor said from the doorway, my head snapping in his direction. "Sorry to alert"

"It's fine, when can I go home?"

"Tomorrow"

"Can't I just go today?"

"No, legally I can't let that happen"

"Why? I'm fine"

"You are forgetting your headache"

"Everyone gets headaches"

"Miss..."

"It's for your own good, Chloe" Colby pitched in: I cut my eyes at him.

"Don't take his side!"

"I'm not, I'm taking your health's side" I rolled my eyes, smiling afterwards because I couldn't help myself. 

"Can I speak to Miss Rose alone please?" the doctor asked. 

"Yeah sure" I smiled at the others as they made their way out. 

"We want to monitor you overnight"

"Um, OK"

"You can leave first thing tomorrow and we shall have a meeting in a week"

"Um, sure. Can I ask why?"

"We can't exactly say why"

"Uh, OK then"

"That is all. I'm afraid your friends have to go home now as visiting time is over"

"Wait, I can't sleep without my boyfriend"

"I'm sure you can cope for one night"

"No, listen. I will wake up in the middle of the night screaming. It's some psychological thing"

"Interesting but I can't let him stay" the doctor left before I could say anything else so I slumped down and closed my eyes. 

It was the next morning and I was excited to go home, even though I had only been away for like one night. I walked out of the room to the halls with my own clothes on and the old ones in a bag. I walked to the front desk and checked out before walking out the doors. My legs weren't that badly injured so I could walk and drive already. Just as I went to order an Uber, a car pulled up in front of me. "Ride for Chloe" a woman said. I looked at their face to see Kat.

"You sneaky..."

"Ah ah ah, children are about now get in" she smiled and I walked to the passenger seat of the car. We drove to the house, as I walked up to the front door, I heard Kat running. "Let's go in together"

"OK, weirdo" I half-laughed as I opened the door. Luckily, no one was inside so I walked to the kitchen and was about to grab a plate to eat food when someone lifted me up and placed me away from the cupboards; once I turned, I saw Colby. 

"Avoiding all accidents" he said.

"I'm 20, not 5"

"And you dropped a glass yesterday which landed you in Hospital. Now, what would you like to eat?" he asked with triumph. 

"Nothing I didn't make" I crossed my arms.

"Too bad, no one's letting you cook"

"I'm stronger than most in the house"

"You were" I punched him on the arm. "Fucking hell, OK maybe you're still strong but the point is we care"

"I know you do but I have food to make" I managed to slip passed him and pick up the plate.

"Sneaky" Sam said, which made me turn around, revealing the rest of the house. 

"My middle name" I said as I turned back around and started to make food. I heard light footsteps run right up next to me and someone lean up to my ear.

"By the way, Colby was staring and smiling at you" Devyn whispered.

"Thanks for informing me"

"No problem" I looked at her and smiled as she rushed away, back to Corey. 

"What did she just say?" Sam asked with a worried expression.

"Oh, don't worry about it" I smiled and went back to cooking. Everyone else being careful around me. Once I made my food I sat at the table to eat it, after swallowing the food just once, I felt it coming back up so I ran as fast as I could to the bathroom.