rivals | colby brock ✔️

fifteen.

My tears have brought so much attention to my palms. You could've mistaken me for sweaty when I'm really just a twisted kid with love issues.

I sit down on the curb of the street and bury my face into my hands and check the time.

9:53 P.M.

Lovely, am I going to have to order an Uber?

I wipe my eyes but suddenly, I hear rapid footsteps in my direction. Which scares the crap out of me.

But what scares the crap out of meeven more was that this person, was none other than the one person I couldn't face.

Colby freaking Brock.

"Ashlyn, are you okay?" He says, kneeling down beside me.

"No, I mean- yeah, I'm fine, thanks. You can leave me now," I say, turning my head away. I pray that he doesn't see my hag of a face. He could take my lowest point for granted.

"Neil, stop lying. I may be a boy but I'm not that oblivious," He replies, bluntly.

My senses shoot up. What does he mean that he's not oblivious? Does he know the truth of how I feel towards him?

"Oblivious to what, Brock," I say roughly back. The saliva and snot in the back of my throat was surely building up. I swear I sounded like a depressed man.

"You're crying! I see right through you," He replies.

"Colby, fucking get out!" I scream with drops of water rushing through my eyes. I couldn't let him see me like this.

"Ash-"

"LEAVE!"

"But-"

"GO."

"NO!"

I shut up, shook my head and attempted to walk away, but he got up, and pulled me back by my arm. This side of Colby really alerted me.

"Colby! What do you want from me!" I scream, yanking my arm away from his grasp.

"Oh I don't know, ANSWERS?" He yells back.

I put my hand on my head and shake my head, "Answers? What answers for what questions asshole!"

"Okay, not answers but I need for you to calm down, why were you so angry back there?" He settles, more composed.

"You,... and Ellie, just drive me crazy!" I say, sitting back down on the cold sidewalk.

"Why? Why would we drive you crazy?" He asks, putting a hand on my shoulder. I look at it and move farther away from him. Whatever I say next could jeopardize lots of things.

My relationship with my best friend.

My relationship with Sam.

My life for all I know.

"My best friend means the world to me," I pause, looking at the moon, "She's the moon to my Earth. Without her, my lakes, rivers and oceans will crash all over the place. And the Earth is 75% covered in water," I sigh.

He half smiles, "You're such a nerd." Then sighs, "Do you think I'm going to hurt her?"

I laugh, "That's funny."

He asks, perplexed, "What? Why? Why is that funny?"

"Nah, forget it..." I put a hand to cover my face.

"Ash! Tell me!"

"Colby sto-"

"Tell!"

"No."