SAFE ||(Colby Brock)

When tragedy struck

The next morning i woke to a spam from Anna that i had just left alone. I didn't want to fan the flames. For the next few weeks the pair were off in other states doing videos. After the New York trip, they were home for about a week and then were packing again to head for Florida. I stood leaning against Colby's doorframe. "Leaving again huh?" He glanced back at me for a second and continued to pack. "Yeah.. sorry." "For what? I understand its for the channel. Honestly, its ok." I slowly walked into the room and sat on the bed next to his suitcase. "I'm just sorry we have to leave 24/7 and I'm never really here. The beginning of the year's always the most stressful." He sighed slightly. "I have to do even more laundry now. Since you guys are always gone. Its like me and Aaron are the only ones who do the laundry around here." I smiled and tried to brighten the mood some. "Psh. I'm not doing chores. I'm always-" "-always editing." I finished his excuse, the one he always uses when someone complains about him not doing chores. He packed his present I gave him inside his bag (a koala stuffed animal and a polaroid I took of us.) and zipped it up. "We'll be gone for about 10 days alright? Don't go causing trouble." He teased. I crossed my arms, "You're no fun." I fake pouted. "I'll probably just be locked in my room, scrolling through insta and Snapchat the whole time." I stood up. "True but still. Don't go around... starting another prank war or something." He picked up his bag and placed it next to his office chair. "Trust me, if I did that, your room would be the first that I would wreck... either that or Sam's." He laughed softly. "I believe it." "Just remember to text me ok? And be safe. Text to fall me when you land too or get to your hotel room so I know you guys are safe ok?" I said straightening a stray piece of hair on his forehead. He looked up toward where I moved the hair. "I know. I'll keep in touch when I can. Don't worry." "Have you met me? I'm an anxious mess." I smiled awkwardly. "I know." He smiled back.

All the roommates hung put the rest of the day before they're departure. We recorded a stupid video on Jake's channel involving a silly skit. Which I think I did terrible in because acting is not one of my talents. I replaced the hoodie I'd taken before with a new one and ran back to my room before Colby could say anything. I laughed to myself as I slipped on the jacket.

They left early the next morning. At around half past 12 I got a text saying they'd landed and were taking an uber to the hotel. I responded and placed my phone back down... and went back to sleep. There was no point in getting up anyway. Several days went by they didn't post a lot on socials but what I most anticipated was to see Florida videos. They're exploring videos were some of the  most entertaining videos they made. One day I got news that almost crushed me.
I laid in bed with the hoodie on and short shorts pondering why i hadn't gotten a text from either of the pair when someone knocked on my door. "Kaitlyn..." The voice sounded sad or defeated. The knock startled me so much I actually jumped. I placed my phone on my pillow and threw a blanket over my legs. "Yeah?" I said loudly. The 3 other guys came into the room, with sad expressions. I furrowed my eyebrows together, straight faced. "Kait... Sam and Colby were arrested in Florida earlier.." Corey said softly. I gasped, putting my hands over my mouth and i could feel my face turning pale. My heart plummeted to my feet at the speed of light. It felt like someone had grabbed my heart and squeezed it into pieces like jello. I could hear the fear in his voice and see it in the other two's faces. "What for??" I uncovered my mouth a little. "Trespassing.. we knew it'd happen at some point we just hoped it would not be so soon." Jake said. He ran a hand through his hair. Oh no. I thought. "Fuck.."  I whispered to myself. They're only supposed to stay overnight but they'll be coming back home the tomorrow. We paid for their ticket back." Corey said again. "But... that means no more xplr videos. What will they do?" Their faces turned down. Aaron's lips pulled into a slight frown. "Are you okay? Colby said he's sorry-" "He knows he has nothing to be sorry for. At least they are okay. That's all I care about right now." I interrupted Corey. I put my elbows on my knees and tucked my hair behind my ear. "I'm okay guys. Thanks." They nodded Corey and Jake left, Aaron stayed behind. "If you want to talk to someone, I'm here." He gave a sympathetic slight smile. "Thanks Aaron." He left. Now I was all alone with my thoughts.. my worries.. my anxiety. I hope they're safe. I thought to myself. I laid my head on my knees and connected my hands over my head.

I had a hard time sleeping that night. In the morning I saw so many tweets and posts saying "#freeSamandColby". I did not say anything about it. Later that night Corey returned with the pair. I ran and wrapped my arms around Colby's neck. And then Sam's. They looked very sad and disappointed in themselves. I took their suitcases and put them on the couch in the living room and followed Colby up to his room. "hey..." I knocked on the half open door. "Are you okay?" "Kaitlyn I'm sorry.." He said softly. "You have nothing to be sorry about. It was an accident. We can work this out." I tried to comfort him. "Its worse. Because we sneak into places we're not supposed to be for a living, the punishment's more than this. This is our one and only warning. Next time it'll be even worse." "Yeah but you guys can get through this. Maybe you'll have to stop videos for a few weeks but the fans would be able to understand that you're going through rough times." He nodded. "We can discuss these rest of this with everyone else tomorrow. Good night." I put my hand on his arm and slid it down to his hand. He pulled me into a hug. "You don't know how disappointed I thought you would be at me." He said. My eyes watered up. "Never... I would not be disappointed in you because of this. Get some rest." I stepped back from his grasp, looking up into his bright blue eyes. "Goodnight kaitlyn."

the news shocked me so much. My friend told me and I freaked tf out. 😢 #ripxplr. This probably means no more exploring videos which were my favourite. I hope they post something soon... 😞 -Katelyn.