Sam Golbach Imagines

Colleges (Sam Golbach Imagine)

    "Oooooo, this one looks good," you remarked as you tossed Sam a pamphlet. It was for the New York Institute of Art and Design.
    "Yes, this one looks cool, but check this one out," he countered, tossing you a pamphlet for the School of Visual Arts and Humanities in Los Angeles. You sighed as you looked over the cover.
    Today, you were looking at colleges with Sam. Sam had been your best friend ever since you had moved to LA. You were out at 2 A.M. looking for some good snacks because you had absolutely no food since you had just moved in. As you were running in, you bumped right into Sam. He dropped everything in his hands, which you later found out was stuff for a video he was filming the next day. You apologized profusely and you scrambled to help him pick everything up and you heard him laughing the whole time.
    "What are you laughing at?" you asked as you whirled around.
    "I don't mean to offend you, but it's just funny that you definitely did not expect to run into anybody tonight," he chuckled.
    You looked down and you realized that you were in your sweatpants and a tank top and your hair was thrown up in a bun. You laughed at yourself as you handed him some of the items.
    "You're right, I didn't," you said. You guys ended up talking for awhile and he walked with you and helped you pick out some good snacks.
    Since then, you guys had become really good friends. You went over to his house frequently and he was at yours all the time, too. You ended up getting to know the rest of the friend group and you really enjoyed hanging out with them.
    Recently, you decided that you wanted to go back to college. You really wanted to go into art school. You loved to draw. There was something about getting to express yourself in your drawings that was just wonderful. And, as it turns out, you were actually pretty good at it. You weren't the greatest, at least that's what you thought, but you wanted to take some classes and see where they could take you. You didn't think you were meant for a YouTube career like the boys did.
    Now, you just had to decide where to go. You had lived in California all of your life. Even though your move to Los Angeles was recent, you hadn't lived too far away from the city to begin with. You were really interested in the east coast and everything it had to offer. You were really looking at New York or maybe even Maine. Massachusetts looked good, too. You just wanted to get away from California.
So here you were, hanging out with Sam in his apartment, brochures spread out in front of the both of you as you evaluated all of your options.
       "What about the Maryland Institute College of Art?" you asked as you showed it to him.
       "It looks cool, but it's so far away," Sam trailed off as he looked up at you.
       "I know!" you smiled and he looked confused. "Sam, I've lived in California my whole life. From the time I was born until now," you said and you locked your eyes with him. "It's been really fun, but I don't know what else is out there. I don't get to go all around the world like you and Colby do."
      "Then just come with us sometime! Then, you could see the world and you wouldn't have to move so far away for so long," he offered.
     "That's sweet, but you know I could never impose on you and Colby like that. When you guys go, it's just the two of you for your videos and it's your time to have some binding. You don't get it that often and I could never ruin that for the two of you," you told him.
      "I wouldn't mind. Plus, you might even make them better. It would be nice to see you're pretty face on some of those trips," he added quietly. You looked at him confused but he was looking at the ground.
       "Still, I couldn't do that to you guys. And I'd still come back, no matter where I go," you reassured him. "All of my family lives here, and I couldn't not see you guys for four whole years."
       "Yeah, yeah," he muttered.
       "And I don't want to live across the country forever," you continued and reached over and grabbed his hand. "I just want a little breather from California is all."
        He looked up at you and sighed in defeat. You guys spent the next hour or so talking and narrowing down your options. You had found the top four that you wanted to go to and you couldn't wait to figure out which one you wanted to go to. Of course, you had to send in your application and get accepted.
       "Bye, Sam!" you called before you went to walk out.
       "Wait!" he yelled and he hopped up. He ran over and gave you the biggest hug humanly possible. "I just gotta savor these moments while I can, before you're whisked away to the other side of the country," he said. You just smiled as he pulled you close.
       You walked home and you thought about Sam. He was really acting weird. You had already told the others that you were looking for a college outside of Cali and that you planned to come back once you got your degree. Of course, they said that they were sad that you would be so far away for long periods of time, but they all voiced their excitement for you in the end. Sam just seemed really, really upset.
       You brushed it off as you headed home, putting it aside as you got excited about your applications.
       Over the course of the next few weeks, you perfected your applications and you sent them in. You waited for what felt like years, but you finally got your letters back. Somehow, you'd gotten accepted into all four of them.     You jumped with joy and you squealed in your apartment. You immediately went to your car and you drove over to Sam's place, letters in hand and the biggest smile on your face.
You ran up the stairs because you thought that the elevator would be too slow and you ran down the hall to his door. You knocked on his door and you waited on him. You heard his footsteps and suddenly his smiling face was at the door.
       "I got in!" you squealed at him. You could see him tilt his head to the side.
        "Which one?"
        "Take your pick!" you yelled and you shoved the letters towards him. He grabbed the letters from your hand. He shuffled through the papers and you could see him forcing a smile on his face before he looked back at you.
        "This is so great!" he said as he handed you the letters back. Your face drooped just a little but you didn't think he would notice. "Which one are you going to pick?"
         "I have no clue. Any of them could do some really great things for me," you started. "I just can't believe that I got in! To any of them!"
          "Of course they let you in, if they didn't, that would be stupid," he told you. You smiled and took what you thought was a compliment and you walked inside. You hung out with Sam for awhile and eventually you guys called Colby over and you had a mini celebration together.
         Sam eventually went in his fridge and he pulled out three cans of Doctor Pepper and he gave one to you and one to Colby.
         "To (Y/N)," he said and held up his can. You and Colby did the same. "California is gonna lose one of her greatest, even if it's only for a little while," he finished up. You sipped your soda but you couldn't help but think that Sam was being weird.
         You finished up hanging out and then you walked back with Colby.
         "Can I talk to you for a second?" you asked him.
         "Sure," he replied. You pulled him into his apartment and you shut the door behind you two.
         "Has Sam been acting weird around you lately or would you know why he would be acting weird?"
          "What do you mean?" Colby asked, but he rocked on his heels, a tell-tale sign that he knew something.
          "Don't play with me, Brock. I know you're hiding something," you told him. He stopped moving and he finally looked at you and sighed.
         "Why do you think he would act weird?" he asked you.
         "I don't know that's-"
          "Oh, come on. If I ever said I was going across the country for a few years, Sam would be sad, but he would be super supportive. Because we are friends," he started and put emphasis on the word.
         "Yeah. So why is Sam being so weird like he doesn't want me to go? We are friends, aren't we?"
          "Yes, of course Sam is your friend. But why do you think he would treat you differently?"
        "I don't know, Colby, that's why I'm asking you!"
        He sighed and rolled his eyes. He shook his head and then he met your gaze.
        "If you really can't figure that out, then I can't help you."
        "Colby, just tell me because I have no clue-"
        "He likes you, (Y/N)!" he whisper shouted at you. You blinked a few times before Colby continued. "He wants you to go to college in California because he thinks that if you went across the country, you would find somebody else and he would miss his chance with you. That's why he has been saying weird things, he just wants to get you to stay."
        You thought and processed it all. You couldn't believe it, but now what Colby was saying made sense.
         "Alright, Colby, thank you. I'm going to go home now," you said. You had a plan for what you were going to do.
          "Don't tell him I told you," Colby said. You nodded and gave him a hug before you left.
           When you got home, you started working on your plan. You sent your application to the University of California, located right in Los Angeles. You waited for weeks and you got a letter back. You got in.
You went over to Sam's apartment, letter in your bag. You knocked on the door and he opened it with a smile.
        "Hey, (Y/N)!" Sam greeted you as he welcomed you inside. "What's up?"
         "I have decided the college that I'm going to go to," you announced. You saw his face drop for a second before he responded.
          "Where are you going?"
          You reached in your bag and you tossed him your acceptance letter. He caught it and when he flipped it over, he took a second to read it. When he actually looked at it, his face lit up and his bright eyes met yours and you couldn't help but grin.
         "Really?" You nodded your head and he looked down at the letter again. "What made you change your mind?"
         "Well, I don't know, there are some things that would be too hard to miss," you said. You walked over to him and put your hand on his chest, "like, hopefully, my boyfriend."
          He looked up at you and his cheeks were tinted red.
          "Me?"
           You rolled your eyes with the biggest smile on your face. "No, I mean the other guy that has my hand on his chest."
         Sam laughed and he leaned over and gently set your letter on the ground. He stood back up and then he put one hand on your cheek and he used the other to tuck your hair behind your ear. He then leaned down and connected your lips with his. It was soft and sweet, and when he pulled away, you were smiling.
        "I guess I can't wait to help my girlfriend get settled into her dorm," he said back. You giggled and he kissed you again, this time a little less gently.
         This was gonna be fun.