Protective Colby// One Shots & Short Stories

Now I Know

Sam and Colby had just arrived home from getting groceries. They both walked in the front door and into the kitchen to set all the bags down. As they set the bags on the island of their home, they heard rustling coming from one of the other rooms. It sounded like many people shuffling around, almost like they were looking for something. Colby approached slowly but stepped back once he heard something shatter in the next room.

Both boys froze where they were, until Colby gestured to Sam behind him. "Sam hand me a knife," whispered Colby, never taking his gaze from the door.

"Dude, it's probably just Jake and Corey messing with us," whispered Sam shakily.

"Sam now," whispered Colby.

"Colby, if this is another prank," whispered Sam.

"What, no" replied Colby quietly. "I swear to you, on my life."

Sam slowly and quietly opened the drawer in the kitchen and grabbed two big knives, one for him and one for Colby. He grasped his tightly and handed the second one to Colby. Colby grabbed the knife and slowly approached the door, but stumbled back as somebody came through, it was a guy in a black ski mask. Colby still had his knife raised, he went to approach as the guy pulled out his gun and 4 more guys piled in behind him, all with their guns pointed.

"Drop the knives," said the guy threateningly, still training his gun on the two boys. Colby hesitated, it was two against five. "I said drop them!!"

"Okay, okay," said Colby shakily as he let the knife drop from his hand. Sam followed his actions. One of the masked men pulled out duct tape, he tied Colby's hands and feet and put another piece over his mouth. He was forcefully pushed down to the ground so that he was sitting against the bottom cupboards, he watched as the man began to do the same thing to Sam.

"Not again," said Sam, trying to stay calm.

"Shut up," yelled the man, forcefully tying Sam's hands together, along with his feet and placing tape over his mouth. The guy threw Sam down beside Colby and Colby's eyes became dark as he heard Sam painfully groan beside him.

Both boys watched as three of the masked men continued to rummage through their stuff and ransack the rest of their home. The other two guys were towering over Sam and Colby, threatening to shoot them if they even made the slightest move. They were praying that Jake and Corey would be home soon from wherever they were.

"We're done," replied one of the masked men, holding a sack full of what Sam and Colby assumed were valuables from their home. The two men standing above Sam and Colby looked at each other.

"What do we do with them?" asked one of the men.

"They're witnesses," replied the other man. "You know what we have to do."

"I was hoping you'd say that," laughed the other man, pulling his gun out of his waistband.

"Kill em both, or kill one," laughed the man. "Make it interesting."

The man with the gun knelt down in front of Colby and removed the tape from his mouth. Colby spoke bravely when it was removed. "Look, you can leave with whatever you want," said Colby pleadingly. "Just please don't hurt us, we won't tell."

"That's not how it works son," laughed the man.

He silently looked at Colby and then shot his gaze over to Sam. He was trying to keep a brave face, but the man could see the fear in his eyes. The man stood up and walked over to Sam, while the other man kept a firm grip on Colby's shoulder. The man knelt in front of Sam and slowly pulled the tape off of his mouth, he then put the barrel of his gun right between Sam's eyes.

"STOP!!!NO!!" shouted Colby. He tried to move closer to his best friend but the man's hold kept him in place. The man in front of Sam smirked evilly at Colby as he slid his gun down Sam's face and shoved the barrel of the weapon in Sam's mouth, who shut his eyes tightly when he heard the man click the safety.

"NO, NO Please!!!!" shouted Colby through tears. "Take me, please!!!! Don't hurt him!!!"

"Any last words?" laughed the man in front of Sam. "Didn't think so. I have some."

"WELCOME TO THE PRANK WAR!!!!" shouted Corey running through the door with Jake, a camera in his hand. The masked men laughed as they stood up and removed their masks.

"Very nice performance guys," said Jake, gesturing to the men.

"WHAT THE HELL!!!??" shouted Colby.

"YOU ASSHOLES!!!" shouted Sam.

"We hired them," laughed Corey, setting down the camera and bending down to untie Colby. Jake began to untie Sam. Colby pushed Corey away when he tried to help him up.

"Get the hell off of me!!!" yelled Colby pushing passed Corey and pulling Sam into a hug. "Sam, I'm so sorry."

"Why? You didn't do anything," replied Sam, still shaking in the brunette's arms.

"I didn't know what it felt like," sobbed Colby. "Now I know, and I'm so sorry."

Sam understood what he meant, thinking back to the night of the prank Colby pulled on him all those years ago, and he was right, it was an awful feeling to think you lost someone close to you, your best friend, your brother. Colby finally understood how Sam had felt that night, and that was a feeling he never wanted to experience again.