Perfect Storm [Completed]

Breakthrough

Colby's POV

I'm eating in the kitchen when I hear the front door open.

That's weird, they can't be back yet.

I head to the entryway to see Sam standing there. I freeze, taking him in.

"Hi Colby," he says.

"H-hi Sam. How are you?"

"I'm fine."

"Look, Sam, about the prank... I'm really sorry. I didn't want to hurt you."

He sighs, then says "It's not just the prank Colby. It's also how you are when you drink."

I sigh then, "I know."

Just then Elton and Corey walk in.

"Hey, guys! Up for a party tonight?" Elton says.

"Sure," I say.

"Yeah, sounds great," Sam says.

Then he heads upstairs to his room. I go back to the kitchen as Elton and Corey get ready for the party. I think about the situation as I eat.

I need to change, I don't see how I can fix things with Sam unless I change some things. For starters, I'm not going to drink too much tonight.

At the Party

I come downstairs after the party starts. I look around for Sam but I don't see him. I grab a drink then I continue to look for Sam. I walk around the party and I don't see him. I see that some people have gone outside so I decide to check outside. I head outside and sure enough, there he is, sitting by himself. I approach him.

"Can I sit?"

He looks at me, "Sure, Colby."

"You alright?"

"I don't know. My thoughts are a little jumbled," he says. "It's probably the alcohol."

"Probably," I say.

"So why did you come out here?" he asks.

"I was looking for you," I say.

"Oh."

I finish my drink and set the cup down.

"You can get another one if you want. I won't mind," he says.

"No, I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't drink too much," I say.

Sam's POV

"I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't drink too much." What? Is this really Colby? I guess I will just have to wait and see.

"We should get inside. It's getting a little cold," he says, standing up. I nod and he holds out a hand to help me up. I take it and then he grabs our cups. We walk back into the house and instantly people are offering Colby drinks and girls are flirting with him. I expect him to go off with them.

"Give me a minute Sam," he says to me. He has a short conversation with the girls and returns to my side. I look at him in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"I just thought you would go off with them, drinking and whatnot," I say.

"Nah, not tonight," he says.

He stays by me for the rest of the party and we talk just like old times. We both have one more drink. I kept expecting him to walk away and get really drunk like he usually does but he didn't. The party breaks up around 2 a.m. and our roommates head upstairs to sleep. Colby and I sit down on the couch.