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Colby's POV
I decided to prank Sam by making him think that Kat is cheating on him with me. Sam just left for the gym so I start my intro.
"What's up, guys? Welcome back to my channel. I'm here today with Kat and we're going to prank Sam. If you guys remember the cheating prank I did earlier on Corey, well I'm making another one. We'll see you when Sam's back home."
"I don't know about this Colby," Kat says.
"Don't worry it will be fine," I say.
"Sam just texted me that he is on his way back," Kat says.
"Okay," I say.
I take off my shirt and start recording. We climb into my bed and start talking. We hear Sam walk upstairs. He opens the bathroom door but then pauses in the hallway, clearly have heard us talking. He opens the door to my room and sees us in bed.
"What is this?!" he yells.
"Sam, I can explain," Kat says.
"Just don't! Don't talk to me!" he yells.
He runs out of my room. Kat and I look at each other and follow him out. We get outside and Sam is getting into his car.
"Sam, hold on. It was a prank!" I yell after him.
He ignores me and drives off. Kat and I look at each other again.
"What was that about?" I ask.
"I don't know. I thought he would be fine once you said it was a prank," she says.
"Should we go after him?" I ask.
"I think we should wait until he gets back. He probably just needs time," she says.
"Okay," I say.
We head back inside to wait for Sam. We sit on the couch, both worrying about Sam. Eventually, Kat falls asleep. I spend the time looking at my phone. I hear the front door open and head to the entryway. I see Sam standing there.
"Sam, I'm sorry man. It was a prank," I say.
"That doesn't make it right Colby!" he shouts.
"I know, I'm sorry," I say.
"I'm sorry too," Kat says.
Sam doesn't answer but heads up to his room. Kat follows him upstairs and I sit down again, burying my head in my hands.
Kat's POV
I knock on Sam's door. He opens the door to let me in.
"I don't want to talk to you right now," he says.
"Please Sam, I'm really sorry," I say.
"I trusted you, Kat," he says.
"I know and I'm sorry."
"I know it was a prank. But it still hurts. Especially since it was Colby," Sam says.
"I hope you can forgive me one day," I say.
"Was it your idea?" he asks, after a few minutes of silence.
"No, it was Colby's," I say.
"I see. So I probably should talk to him," he says.
"You know that you don't have to," I say.
"You didn't tell him anything did you?" he asks.
"No, of course not. I would never tell him anything you told me in confidence," I say.
"Okay, thanks Kat," he says, opening his arms. I fall into them, hugging him.
The Next Day
Sam's POV
I wake up and text Kat.
S: Morning, want to get breakfast?
K: Sure.
S: Great, I'll be over in about 20 minutes.
I get out of bed and start to get dressed. Someone knocks on my door.
"Just a minute," I say.
I finish getting dressed and open my door to see Colby standing there.
"Morning Sam," he says, hesitant.
"Colby."
"Can we talk?" he asks.
"Not now, I'm going to pick up Kat," I say.
I push past him and go downstairs to get my keys. I drive to Kat's apartment and call her.
"Hey, I'm here."
"Okay, I'll be right down," she says.
She comes outside and gets into the car.
"Hey, Sam."
"Hey Kat."
At Breakfast
"Have you made any decisions about Colby?” she asks.
“No, I honestly don’t know what to do,” I say. “What do you think I should do?”
“I think you need to figure things out yourself. It’s not my place to tell you what to do,” she says.
“You’re probably right,” I say.
“Let’s go somewhere today. Maybe the beach?”
“Sounds good, I’m in,” I say.
We finish eating and I drive us to the beach. It’s a beautiful sunny day and the skies are clear. I grab a blanket out of my trunk and we walk down to the sand. I lay down the blanket and we sit down. We watch people swimming and surfing. Kat and I talk for the whole afternoon. I feel at ease for the first time since the prank. Here with Kat, I feel like everything is normal and will be fine. Then I’m brought back to reality by a text on my phone.
Colby: Sam, where are you? Please come home and talk to me.
“Who is it?” Kat asks.
“Colby…”
“Oh, what did he say?” she asks.
“He wants to know where I am. And he wants to talk,” I say.
“What do you want to do?” she asks.
“I don’t know. But I also know that he won’t give up, If I don’t answer, he’ll just keep trying.”
Then my phone rings. I show her my phone Colby. She walks away to give me some privacy.
I sigh and then answer, “Hello?”
“Sam? Where are you?” Colby asks.
“I’m with Kat, at the beach,” I say.
“I want to talk, to explain,” he says.
“I don’t want to talk to you right now,” I say.
“Sam, please,” he says.
“Colby, please understand. If you care about me, please just give me time,” I say.
“Fine,” he says, anger clear in his voice.
“Colby-”
He hangs up before I can say anything. I sigh and walk over to Kat. We sit in silence for a while.
“What happened?”
“I tried to explain but he wouldn’t listen,” I say.
“I’m sorry,” she says.
“I just thought he would understand. But I think he’s mad,” I say with a sigh.
“I think he’s just worried about you. But it doesn’t excuse him being mad at you,” she says, shivering a little.
“It’s getting cold, I’ll take you home,” I say.
“Sam-” she starts to say but stops at the look on my face. I reach for her hand and help her up. We walk to the car, hand in hand. I drive her home and return to the traphouse. When I arrive home, it’s to find that a party is in full swing.
“Sam!”
Several people yelled, pulling me further into the house. I sigh quietly, not in the mood for a party. Someone shoves a drink into my hands. I look up to see Colby standing in front of me, clearly drunk. I shove him away from me and walk upstairs, setting the drink on the counter on my way up. I get to my room and lock the door. I reach for my headphones and put them in, hoping to drown out the noise. It doesn’t help so I give up and text Kat.
S: Hey, there’s a huge party going on here and I’m not in the mood for a party. Can I come over, maybe spend the night?
K: of course.
S: Okay, be there soon.
I quickly pack a bag and head downstairs. I quickly head outside and through the backyard, glad that no one had seen me.
S: I’m on my way now
K: okay
I drive to Kat’s apartment and knock on her door. She opens it and hugs me.
“Come on, I’ll show you the guest room.”
She leads me to the guest room and I set my bag down.
“Thanks, Kat. If it’s okay, I just want to sleep.”
“Sure, Sammy. I’ll see you in the morning,” she says, closing the door. I change into pajamas and lay on the bed.
Of course, Colby was drunk when I get home. I hate it when he’s drunk. It's like he’s a completely different person. Which is probably why he was acting like that over the phone.
I start to feel drowsy, so I stand up and turn off the light. I lay back down, grateful to have a quiet place to think and sleep.
I’m so grateful for Kat and how understanding she is.
I get another text then.
C: Sammyyy, where are u
C: Come homeee, there’s a crazy partyyy here.
He’s drunk texting me, really?!
S: you’re drunk. stop texting me.
I turn my phone off and fall asleep.