Of ships and tea!

Forty eight hours seven minutes five seconds. That's the amount of time that had passed since my last encounter with Noah on that eventful date.

But, who was counting?

Noah's_wifey (Chloe)

Ugh! Guys!

What do you think happened to him?

Cereal_killer (Caleb)

Who knows?

He might be sitting somewhere composing poems about his unrequited one sided love.

Yes_you_suck (Mia)

Or maybe, he already moved on from Chloe.

I_pooped (Sophia)

Maybe, he just adopted the old fashioned route and is sitting in some bar, drowning his grief by drinking.

Noah's_wifey

-_-

-_-

-_-

First of all, there was no love at all.

Secondly, we were never in a relationship.

Thirdly, if he is actually the drinking type of guy, there can be no future between us.

FOURTHLY, "NOAH'S WIFEY", REALLY?

WHO GAVE ME THIS NICKNAME IN THIS GROUP CHAT?

Cereal_killer

Uh...ask the admin.

Noah's_wifey

WHO IS THE ADMIN?

Yes_you_suck

I think soph.

I_pooped

What?! It's you, not me!

Yes_you_suck

No u!

I_pooped

No u!

Cereal_killer

No u!

Noah's_wifey

-_-

I_pooped

No u!

Yes_you_suck

No u!

Noah's_wifey

Why do I have a feeling that everyone except me is the admin?

I_pooped

No u!

Cereal_killer

No u!

Yes_you_suck

No u!

I_love_my_mommy (Liam)

Since, everyone is doing it...

No u!

I_pooped

Oh, hey, Liam!

I_love_my_mommy

Heyo, everyone, my mommy sends hugs, kisses and cookies.

Yes_you_suck

Wow, your mommy is such a sweetheart.

I_love_my_mommy

She sure is and I love my mommy.

Oh and btw, Chloe, I gave you the nickname.

Noah's_wifey

WHAT?! WHY? CHANGE IT. RIGHT NOW.

I_love_my_mommy

UM, NO.

Noah's_wifey

-_-

I_love_my_mommy

LOOK, I CANT CHANGE THE FUTURE, OKAY?

Noah's_wifey

ARE YOU KIDDING ME RN?

Yes_you_suck

HE SHIPS IT!

I_pooped

YAY! I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE NOW, MOMMY'S BOY.

I_love_my_mommy

DUH, WHO DOESN'T LOVE ME?!

Cereal_killer

Uh...guys...

I still ship Chloe with Zain. Zoe4life.

I_pooped

EW. EW. EW.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, CAL?

Yes_you_suck

I AM SERIOUSLY CRINGING HERE, CAL!

Noah's_wifey

ZAIN BRIBED YOU, DIDN'T HE?

Cereal_killer

Uh...

He might have also shed a few tears.

Noah's_wifey

-_-

I_love_my_mommy

Really, cal?

Yes_you_suck

How could you, cal?

I_pooped

I can't believe you abandoned the original ship for a couple of video games!

What are you? Five?

Noah's_wifey

GUYS! LET ME MAKE MYSELF VERY CLEAR! THERE'S NO SHIP HERE.

#SINGLE4LIFE

GOT IT?

I_love_my_mommy

...

I_pooped

...

Cereal_killer

...

Yes_you_suck

...

I_pooped

Hey, guys, did you see the news today?

Noah's_wifey

STOP IGNORING ME!

Cereal_killer

No, Soph, why? Something interesting?

I_love_my_mommy

I don't watch news. It depresses me :(

Yes_you_suck

Aw.

Noah's_wifey

I SAID STOP IGNORING ME!

Yes_you_suck

So, what was in the news, Soph?

I_pooped

Hm...are you guys aware with the royal family of the New Elysian Fields?

Cereal_killer

Oh, yeah, they are in news all the time.

Yes_you_suck

Isn't your celeb crush Will a member of that family?

I_pooped

Yes! Damn right!

Noah's_wifey

Wait a second. Royal families still exist?

I thought we were in 21st century.

Cereal_killer

Why are you so GUM, Chloe?

Noah's_wifey

Hey!

Yes_you_suck

Of course, royal families still exist!

Noah's_wifey

But, democracy...

Cereal_killer

Eh...don't ask me. I don't know how this works.

Yes_you_suck

Time for the tea, guys.

Cereal_killer

Yes, Soph, spill the tea!

I_pooped

Ew. Stop ruining tea for me! What does that even mean?

Yes_you_suck

Um...I don't really know. Everyone uses it nowadays.

Noah's_wifey

I think it means either gossip or drama.

I_pooped

Yeah, whatever...

So, now comes the news.

So, basically, will was at some event, to represent the royal family. This girl, walked up to him and kissed him out of nowhere.

Yes_you_suck

WHAT?!

I_pooped

Yeah...and now, she is in jail.

Noah's_wifey

WHAT? BUT, WHY?

I_pooped

Apparently, Will got her arrested on spot.

Cereal_killer

But, that's a bit too much.

I_pooped

Yeah.

Yes_you_suck

This Will guy is too much. Why do you have a crush on him again?

I_pooped

Um...well, you see, I was a young silly girl.

Noah's_wifey

YOU STILL ARE.

I_pooped

-_-

So, whatever, my stupid crush on him is now dead.

Cereal_killer

That was all?

I_pooped

No, there's more news about the royals.

Yes_you_suck

Ah. Boiling hot tea.

I_pooped

I SAID STOP RUINING TEA FOR ME.

Yes_you_suck

Okay, okay! Continue!

I_pooped

Yeah, so you know the crown prince?

Cereal_killer

Well, no one in the world actually knows him. He disappeared at the time of his...what is it called? Something like formal introduction?

Yes_you_suck

I dunno. Some fancy schmancy term.

Cereal_killer

Right. So, he disappeared at the time when the other royal kids were being introduced to the world.

Noah's_wifey

Wow, now this sounds interesting.

I_pooped

Yeah, it is. They have been trying to find him since November, the time he disappeared.

Noah's_wifey

So, wait, no one had seen him before that? His name or anything?

Cereal_killer

Apparently, no. the ruling queen was very strict about their security arrangements. She even kept the names of her children under wraps before their formal introduction.

Noah's_wifey

Woah. Sounds tough.

Yes_you_suck

She is. She didn't shed a single tear when her husband died.

Noah's_wifey

WHAT?! HER HUSBAND IS DEAD?

Cereal_killer

Yup. That's why there was this need for the formal introduction of the royal kids. The power soon needs to be transferred to the crown prince, who has gone MIA.

Noah's_wifey

WOW.

Yes_you_suck

Ikr. Nobody knows why he did it, how he looks, what his name is or where he is.

I_pooped

That's where the news comes in. They spotted Quinn two days ago, here in our city.

Noah's_wifey

Wait. Quinn, as in the queen?

I_pooped

Nah. Quinn is the elder daughter of the queen.

Noah's_wifey

...

You could have just said 'the princess', soph.

I_pooped

Yeah, that.

Cereal_killer

So, what does the prince's disappearance have to do with Quinn?

I_pooped

The media believes that Quinn knows about the whereabouts of the prince.

Noah's_wifey

Could this be true?

I_pooped

Well, no one knows, but, according to the media, Will is looking into the matter personally and if Quinn is really hiding something then, he won't be very happy.

Cereal_killer

Wow, this is all so messed up.

Noah's_wifey

Ha! Funny, I was just wondering where I had heard 'Will' before. The girl who was with Noah was talking about some Will too.

I_love_my_mommy

Well, Chloe, there are a lot of Wills in the world. She must be talking about someone else.

Noah's_wifey

Of course, duh.

Btw, where did you disappear to? You were awfully quiet.

I_love_my_mommy

Yeah, I was silently taking in all this fake news that the media spreads about the royals.

I_pooped

Oh, please, everything is not fake.

I_love_my_mommy

Who knows? I don't trust this media even a bit and I would advice you all to do the same.

Noah's_wifey

Okay, whatever. Who cares, anyway?

Back to the real topic.

Where is Noah?

He hasn't texted for two days. This is so unlike him!

I_love_my_mommy

Well, he must be busy, I guess. Ask him in school tomorrow.

Noah's_wifey

So, you haven't talked to him either?

I_love_my_mommy

Nope. Not after he walked out of that mall in a dangerous mood.

I wanted to ask Liam a few questions about that day...like who was that girl in the mall? What actually made Noah so furious that he walked away without another word. Who were Will and Anna? And, blah blah blah.

But, I figured, it was not my place to ask. So, I let it go.

I_pooped

Aw, our little Chloe is worried about her husband.

Noah's_wifey

-_-

SHUT UP!

Yes_you_suck

Don't worry Chloe, our ship will sail.

I_pooped

Yes! Noe? Or Chloah?

I_love_my_mommy

Lmao. Noe is his nickname.

Yes_you_suck

Wow.

I_pooped

Noe4life then.

Noah's_wifey

Ew. Shut up, guys.

Cereal_killer

No! zoe4life!

Yes_you_suck

Ugh, cal! Do you want me to smack you with my bat?! Don't come in the way of our ship!

Noah's_wifey

Guys, I said stop!

Yes_you_suck

Noe4life

Cereal_killer

No zoe.

I_pooped

No noe.

Cereal_killer

No zoe.

I sighed, and closed the conversation after that. There was no use arguing with them. I just hoped Noah never gets the wind of all this, because if he does, I would become the victim of his teasing as well.

***

Next day came and went. Noah was absent in school and I was anxious the whole day.

At 8pm exactly, I gave in to my desperation and texted him.

Chloe_awesome_scott

UM...

NOAH?

ANNOYING SOB?

YOUR HIGHNESS?

GUMMY.

No reply. It was 10pm now and I was sitting bored in a crappy frat party.

Don't even ask how.

My friends and I lost a bet to a team of dumb jocks from our school. I don't even remember what the bet was about. Yup, it was that old. But, the jocks gave us a reminder today and apparently this was our punishment for losing: sneaking into a frat party. A crappy one at that. That too on a school night.

Oh, my incredible life!

"No thank you," I said politely to a girl who offered me a very suspicious looking drink.

She shrugged and walked away.

Caleb came and sat down beside me, "Well, this is not that bad for a punishment,"

I rolled my eyes, "Don't tell me you are drunk,"

"No, I am not. But, I can't say the same about Mia," he replied.

"What?" I exclaimed, trying to spot Mia in the crowd, "I told her not to accept drinks from strangers!"

"No, actually, it was a dare. She is playing with some people over there."

I face palmed, "When will you guys learn that our lucks suck when it comes to dares and bets?"

***

Two hours later

Chloe_awesome_scott

Noe.

My loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

The_real_prince_charming

Who's this?

Chloe_awesome_scott

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Itzzzz the loveeeeeeeeeee of your lifeeeeeeeeee.

The_real_prince_charming

You are not Chloe. Where is she?

Chloe_awesome_scott

Hmph! I am Chloe!

The_real_prince_charming

If you are Chloe then, you are drunk and if not, then, it's definitely one of her friends who is drunk.

Which one of the above?