"Hey, Colbs. I texted you a whole bunch yesterday after you left. You haven't texted back yet. Is everything okay?" Sam asked Colby at their lockers the next morning at school before class. "No, yeah, I'm fine. It's just that we got news about Gage last night." Colby said. "Oh. Should I be happy or sad?" The blond questioned. "He's probably not going to wake up," Colby told Sam with a frown as he shut his locker. "The doctors are saying that they're trying to do everything they can. I personally think that a load of bullsh*t because that's what they all say at someone's  a pinch away from dying. I bet they're just ready to pull the plug." He continued. 

"No, Colby, don't say that. You need to look on the bright side and think positive. I know I keep saying that but it's true. Besides, if Gage was here he would tell you the same thing." Sam comforted Colby. "I love you, did you know that?" Colby looked at Sam with love in in eyes. "Yes, I knew that." Sam giggled lightly then laid hid head his head on Colby's who gave him a kiss. 

"I thought we were keeping this private for now." Sam laughed softly. "There's no one in the halls right now it's fine. Colby said before kissing Sam again and again. 

"Get a room, losers." Taylor abruptly came and said in a snarking tone. "Die in a hole." Sam shot back. "I've been in a hole before and it was pretty hot if you know what I mean." Taylor had a smirk on his face. "Oh, grow up." Colby rolled his eyes. "Um... no, thanks. Anyways I'll see you two later, bye-bye now." Taylor waved bye to them and walked away. 

"GOD! The fact that he was kinder with his insults makes me hate him even more!" Sam said with anger as he put his head on Colby's chest. "He just wants attention." Colby rubbed Sam's back. "I know but I just want to punch him in the face whenever I see him." Sam said. "Everyone does, Sammy," Colby told him. "By the way, class is going to be starting soon. We should go." Colby said realizing class started in less than five minutes. 

"Why can't we go to my house or yours and just lay in bed planning Taylor's death?" Sam groaned. "That sounds like a great day but we cant do that." Colby said. "This place is a H*ll hole. At least I have you and Noah and Tara and Jake." Sam smiled softly as they started walking. Colby felt a punch of jealously at Noah's name. 

He tries to tell himself that the two of them are just friends but Colby is still off. He doesn't need to worry about Tara and Jake because Jake is straighter than a ruler and both him and Tara are madly in love.   

"What's wrong, Sam?" Noah asked once him and Coby sat down in their desks. Sam groaned and put his head down on his desk. "Taylor." Jake and Tara said in unison. "Ten thousand dollars goes to the lovely couple." Sam said and gesturing to the two of them without lifting his head. "He might like you." Noah joked. Everyone's head shot towards him, Colby's the fastest. 

"I will punch you in the face if you say that again." Sam responded to him with his face turning red. "Sam are you not telling us something?" Noah said. "Shut up! No I don't!" Sam laughed and playfully pushed Noah's arm. "Wow, Sammy you must really like him." Noah said with a smile. "I would rather push him off a cliff then date him!" Sam tried to say. "If you say so." Noah shrugged, pretending to not believe what Sam was saying. 

"If he says that he doesn't like him then he doesn't!" Colby suddenly said impatiently. Noah's smile turned quickly into a frown as he looked down at his desk. Everyone saw except Colby who was looking at his hands. 

"Colbs, he was just joking." Sam tried telling him. "You don't know that." Colby said without looking at his boyfriend. Sam looked away from Colby and stared at the front. "Yo, you good, bro?" Jake tried asking. "Yeah, I'm fine." Colby responded right before the teacher started talking.

"For the next hour I want you all working on your projects. Remember they are do in less than three weeks." She said. Everyone got out of their seats to go to their partners if they had to. Colby moved three desks over beside Katrina and Noah moved up beside Sam. 

"What's gotten into you today? Jealous that you're boyfriend is falling for the hot new Kiwi?" Katrina asked. "It's none of you're business. And we're not dating." Colby said. "Oh, please. I'm not blind. It's disgustingly obvious. But also everyone at this school is distracted by sex and drugs to even notice anything, so." Katrina shrugged. "Well you're wrong." Colby told her. "About which part?" Katrina questioned. "All of it." He said. 

"Colby!" Katrina quickly said a bit loud. "What?" He answered. "I know the perfect topic for our short story!" She said. "What is it?" Colby asked. "There are two lovers but one falls for the new kid," She told him. "And the other one can get super jealous that they go psycho." Katrina added. "Well that's the only idea we have so sure. Colby shrugged. 

"Mrs. Kelly Noah and I finished." Sam suddenly said. "Go out in the hall, leave the door open and practice reading it then while editing it during rehearsal. I except it to be perfect by presentation day." She told the two boys and they did as they were told. 

"Heh, if that were the two of you, you guys wouldn't have a thing done until the week of presentations." Katrina said. "You don't know that." Colby said. "Yes I do. So does everyone else." She told him. "Whatever, let's just start the paragraphs." Colby rolled his eyes and said to Katrina. 

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"Ok, ready to rehearse?" Sam asked Noah. "Um, can I ask you something first?" Noah questioned ."Uh, yeah sure." Sam nodded. "Do you know what's wrong with Colby? When we had our detention we both agreed to start over and be friends but now it seems like he doesn't want that and to be honest it makes me feel like he hates me or something." Noah admitted. 

"Listen, Noah, Colby is going through something right now and is all over the place. He isn't acting like how he normally acts and just really needs his space and time. He is much kinder and understanding when there's nothing going on," Sam told him. "You just need to be patient. Trust me." He said. "I do trust you." Noah answered and gave Sam a smile which he returned. 

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((Ooo this chapter est FINI! How'd you like it? I want to try and make my chapters a bit longer like 1000 words or more so I'm gonna try to do that))

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