Static /// Colby Brock

Is it really for the best?

Sabrina's POV

Elton insisted on me not going with him to the airport, so we said our goodbyes on the sidewalk before he climbed in the taxi he had called 10 minutes prior.

- Don't do anything stupid. Always make sure the food you buy isn't expired. Always check if the oven and stove are off before leaving the house or going to bed. Never forget to lock your door. Also, remember to.....- Elton kept counting down the most ridiculous things as if I was a 10 year old, getting left home alone for the first time.

- Elton, seriously, I can manage - I held my hand up to stop his river of concern - I lived alone for 7 months once. I think I'll be good. No, I'm SURE I'll be perfectly fine. 

- If you say so.....- Elton sighed as his shoulders slumped down - Oh, and don't overdose on sleeping pills - a sly smirk appeared on his lips

- Ha ha, very funny - I punched his arm playfully and smiled

As much as I was impatient to feel the solitude of living in a 2 story house alone again, I really felt a pit grow in my stomach knowing that Elton wasn't coming back for God knows how long.

- I love you, brat - he kissed the top of my head as his free hand held my back, keeping me close to his chest

- I love you too, idiot - I wrapped both my arms around him and swallowed the lump in my throat, choking back tears 

He put his two suitcases in the trunk and gave me one more, significantly sadder, smile as he opened the door of the back seat.

- One thing - I said nervously

Here we go, this is the speech I had been preparing all night. He looked up and raised his eyebrows as a sign for me to go on.

- Say hi to Colby for me.....- I began, carefully trying to notice even the smallest change in his facial features - Keep an eye one him and all......

Remember how I said I was preparing that speech all night? Yeah, well, I went off track way too quick and way too fast to even mildly stick to the mental script I had made. I slept for only 3 hours because I was trying to come up with the perfect and most effective thing to say and I didn't even manage to say it. That is 5 hours wasted for nothing. Good job, Sabrina. Good fucking job. 

- I'll tell him you miss him - He smiled kindly and nodded - No worries

I smiled with both relief and excitement. He climbed in the back seat and closed the door. He rolled the window down. 

- I was serious, Sab - his eyebrows suddenly furrowed - Always lock the door.....

Oh no, here we go again. 

Thankfully, the engine roared and the car began to move forwards. 

- DON'T TAKE MORE THAN 2 SLEEPING PILLS AT A TIME - He yelled back at me as the distance between me and the car increased

Once again: Very funny, Elton.

Colby's POV

I don't remember asking to know how a fish feels when it's out of water, but I sure felt something of that nature when I woke up the following morning. The first thing I noticed was how cold my room was. I wondered why that was until my senses came back to me and I realized that the only thing on my bed was me, shirtless. The thin curtains that covered the windows were swinging violently at the force of the wind. Where were my covers? Where was my pillow? Where the hell was my shirt? Looking over the bottom of my bed, I got the answer to all of the questions above. My sheets, shirt and pillow were on the floor. And so was my phone. I cringed at the thought of all the drunk texts I had probably sent the previous night. With dread, I went through my phone, looking for any embarrassing and grammatically incorrect texts. Nothing. The only thing I found was an outgoing call I had made at some ungodly hour of the night. My heart sank when my brain finally processed who I had called. Sabrina. I debated throwing my phone and myself out of the window next to the bed, but changed my mind when my brain also processed that we had a 7 minute long conversation. At least, I hope it was a conversation and not 7 minutes worth of silence before she hung up on me. I felt warmth spread through my chest and tried fighting back the smile that was creeping on my face. To be completely honest, that was enough to have me up in the clouds all day.

I went downstairs and found Sam getting ready to go somewhere?

- Where to this early? - I asked and pushed my hair out of my face

- It's 1 PM - Sam pointed out - I'm going to collect Elton from the airport.

I fell from the sky and hit the ground with a loud thud. I had completely forgotten that Elton was coming back. I had also forgotten that I had a pretty long list of thing I wanted to say to him. 

- Wanna join me? - He raised his eyebrow in a way that was meant to tell me that he already knew the answer

- Nah, I'm good - I proved his theory and walked in the kitchen to find it empty.

Now ain't that something? When Sabrina was living with us, upon entering the kitchen I was met with a literal crowd. But now that she was gone, Elton and Sam were the only people I found the kitchen if it wasn't entirely empty.

 - K, see ya - Sam was out the door before I even knew it.

As I ate my bowl of cereal in the kitchen I fell in some real deep thoughts. Was Elton's presence good for either of us? If he was with her, he would be brainwashing her. Putting all the lies regarding me in her head. If he was with me, I'd lose my temper a lot more easily, which certainly, wasn't good. 

Well Sabrina, if we were meant to suffer, at least we'll suffer together. I mean, it takes two to tango, doesn't it?