Only the Lonely Survive // Colby Brock

chapter seventeen: you and i might just be the best thing

DAY 8/14

I was awoken to the sound of Casey yelling my name from outside my bedroom door. "Hey Skye?! You up?"

I groaned, rolling over in my bed. "Yeah. Come in."

Casey walked in, a soft smile on her face. "Sorry to wake you. I was just wondering if you wanted to come over to the Trap House with me?"

I rubbed my eyes, siting up. "Sure. What's the occasion?"

She cleared her throat. "Well, after last night, I decided to listen to you and I'm gonna call Brennen and tell him why I've been acting the way I have."

"Good idea." I nodded.

She rolled her eyes and sat down on my bed. "However, before I go to do that, I want to talk to Corey about this whole thing."

I cocked my head to the side. "Oh?"

"He's been there for me since the beginning. He helped me out with all the Alex drama too, prior to you even being in my life. So, I just think I should get his opinion about this too." Casey stared at the floor, her fingers picking at my blanket nervously.

"Sounds good to me." I smiled tiredly.

"Cool. I'm gonna start getting ready. You should too." She jumped up and walked over to my door.

"Aye aye Captain." I replied, giving her a salute.

She glared at me. "Don't get smart with me. I figured you want to come so you could go see your boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend... technically." I grumbled.

"You better get on that." Casey smirked. I flipped her off as she shut my door.

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Walking into the Trap House still felt a little weird, but it was slowly starting to get less and less. I followed Casey over to the kitchen where Corey and Aaron sat at a little table.

"Hey! Fancy seeing you here." Corey beamed, giving Casey a quick hug.

"This might as well be my second home." Casey joked, embracing Corey.

"Nice seeing you again, Casey. Skye." Aaron nodded, leaving the room with a plate of food.

"Is Colby upstairs?" I asked quietly.

"Like always." Corey smirked.

I chuckled and pointed at Casey. "I'll see you in a bit."

"Go get 'em tiger." She pointed back.

I rolled my eyes and headed for the stairs, slowly walking up them.

Am I really gonna ask Colby to be my boyfriend?

I've never been the type to do something like that. Have I told boys before my feelings for them? Yeah. But literally all of them have ended up rejecting me.

I can't even imagine what it would feel like for Colby to reject me.

I shuddered at the thought, stepping up to Colby's door. I knocked on it three times.

"Come in!" I heard Colby voiced through the door.

I walked in, only to see his room a mess. A little suitcase sat on his couch, clothes being piled into it.

"Why is it every time I'm over your room is a mess?" I giggled.

Colby finally glanced up at me, surprised. "I didn't know you were coming over."