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“Chloe Scott, roll number-”
Before the teacher could finish her sentence, Noah got up from his seat and yelled, “Liam!”
Liam got up from his seat and gave a thumbs up to Noah.
The whole class watched on in silence and confusion.
Suddenly, Liam pointed outside the window, “Look! Shawn Mendes!”
What the-
Almost all the students were out of their seats at once, the girls had started squealing and the boys were super confused.
“Students!” the teacher barked, but, no one listened, of course.
Then, there were loud cries from the first benches. I turned to see the pale faces of four to five guys, who were covering their…butts.
“What is wrong?” the teacher asked them.
“Someone had super glued us to the seat and now our-our…” one of them replied.
My eyes widened when I understood what they meant and I squirmed in my seat to check if-
“Hahaha! Relax, hobo. It was only for those dumbarses. They deserved it for something they did,” Noah said from beside me.
I was about to turn to face him, but remembered in time, and got up from my seat.
“What the hell is happening?” I shouted over to him above all the noise.
“Oh, nothing,” he waved off, “I am just helping someone,”
“How exactly are you helping someone by all this trouble?” I asked, starting to pack all my books in my bag.
There was a loud screech from the popular ‘Chloe’ and I turned to see her holding her bag upside down…bag from which cow dung was leaking…
Everyone got away from her, and I couldn’t help scrunching up my nose.
Noah and Liam were laughing full heartedly at the mess they had created.
“Hey, where is Shawn?” some girl yelled.
“I think he is in disguise!” someone else hollered.
Meanwhile, there was another scream from a girl in the third row.
“Rats! Rats! Rats!”
“Oh my God! What the hell did you do, Noah, you annoying SOB?” I shrieked, then, slapped a hand over my mouth.
Noah who was looking towards other side, first stilled, then, slowly started turning his head towards me. I grabbed my bag, and bolted out of there, jumping and dodging the rats on the way.
“Damn!” Caleb exclaimed, “I wish I was there!”
I rolled my eyes, then, exhaled a breath, “My whole fricking existence is at line here. I won’t be able to go to school again,”
‘But, you got to skip after G.K. period. So lucky,” Sophia commented.
“I wish I was there to see Liam in action,” Mia sighed, dreamily.
“Urm, sure, why don’t you ask him for videos?” Sophia suggested, “I am sure someone must have filmed the whole thing,”
I ignored them, and lied back on the couch, “It took a lot to fake a headache and take a half day leave,” I said.
My friends had arrived at my house directly after school to gather details about the whole incident.
“What are you going to do now?” Caleb asked, stuffing his mouth with popcorn.
“I don’t know,” I sighed.
“Maybe you should stop talking to him…” Mia suggested, uncertainly.
“I agree with Mia. Make some excuse and disappear…” Sophia added.
“First catfishing, then, ghosting?” I deadpanned, “Real mature, guys,”
“I don’t understand,” Caleb piped up, “what’s the problem if he sees you?”
I sat back up, “It Will be embarrassing! Besides…I don’t know, I am scared for some reason,”
Mia shrugged, “It’s not like you owe him anything. If he flips out, just walk away,”
“Why Will he flip out?” Soph voiced, “I think he likes Chloe,”
“Soph, really?” I said flatly.
“But, he hasn’t even seen her! And, it’s been like what…weeks, since they started talking?” Caleb reasoned.
“But, the way they talk…” Soph replied, “I mean, look at our Chloe. If I woke her up in the middle of the night every day, I would be six feet under the ground by now. But, for Noah, she stays awake on her own.”
“That doesn’t mean anything!” I defended.
“But,” Caleb interrupted, “I thought you had a thing for Zain?”
“What?!” I exclaimed.
Soph and Mia sat up straighter, “Ooh, Zain! Isn’t he the guy who has a crush on you?”
I glared at Caleb, “Get ready to die!”
“Oh, hey, Chloe, I talked to Zain today,” Caleb said, ignoring my death glare.
“So?”
“I fixed you a date with him.”
“You what?!” I shrieked, and almost fell off the couch.
“Date with who?” my brother, Jordan asked appearing in the room.
Oh God! Not now!
“A guy Chloe likes,” Mia smirked.
“No!” I yelled, then, turned to Jordan, “Why are you back already?”
Jordan rolled his eyes and walked over to the kitchen, opening the fridge, “So, what’s the name of this guy?”
“You stay out of this!” I told him, “Focus on your studies and getting through first year of university!”
“His name is Zain,” Soph interjected.
“Ooh. Fancy,” Jordan replied, “so, have I ever met him?”
I folded my arms across my chest, “Stop it, guys. I don’t like him,”
First my friends…and, now my brother. I mean, I wouldn’t have minded if he was a normal brother and he would have gone all protective over me. No. my brother just had to be abnormal.
“How about Zoe? Cain?” Jordan suggested.
“Huh?” Caleb asked in confusion.
“Their ship names, silly,” Mia clarified.
See, instead of getting protective, my brother was discussing my ship names with my best friends.
“Caleb, call Zain and cancel whatever date you promised him,” I ordered.
“Um…I don’t have his number,” he replied, sheepishly.
“That’s good!” Jordan clapped, “So, Chloe, is this guy who is your bench partner in chemistry?”
“Uhm, how do you know?” I asked him.
Jordan smirked, “You once said that you smell like your chemistry bench partner after school,”
“OMG? WHAT?” Mia and Soph shrieked.
“You guys already made out? And, you didn’t tell us?” Soph asked in disbelief.
“Ew. We don’t need the details,” Caleb made a face.
“What the hell? I didn’t make out with him!” I exclaimed.
“There’s no other way you smell like him after school!” Mia said.
“Oh God, no!” I protested, “He wears a strong ass cologne and he sits beside me. What do you except?”
“Um, look,” Jordan started, “I am a cool bro and all but, I Will not tolerate touching of any form,”
I groaned.
“They must have touched in some form. There’s no other way she smells like him,” Soph speculated.
Caleb made a face again, “Ew.”
“Guys!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, “We didn’t touch okay?! He poked me! That’s why I got his strong ass cologne on me!”
“That doesn’t make any sense, though.” Mia mused.
I closed my eyes and took deep breaths, “I am going to sleep! Do not disturb me, any of you if you value your lives!”
With that I made a run for my room and slammed my door shut.
I checked my phone for new messages. Sure enough, Noah had left me quite a few messages.
The_real_prince_charming
CHLOE
MY MATE
BABY
SOULMATE
LOVE OF MY LIFE
I rolled my eyes. My finger hovered over the keyboard. Should I reply or should I ignore him now?
But, he wasn’t the one to give up, he would keep bothering me until I replied. And, well…there was no excuse for ignoring him…
Chloe_awesome_scott
What do you want?
The_real_prince_charming
You.
Chloe_awesome_scott
-_-
The_real_prince_charming
Is that so hard to believe?
Chloe_awesome_scott
You cheated today.
The_real_prince_charming
WHAT?! YOU CHEATED!
Chloe_awesome_scott
I TOLD YOU SOMETHING ABOUT MYSELF AND YOU USED IT AGAINST ME.
The_real_prince_charming
I HELPED YOU, YOU DUMMY!
Chloe_awesome_scott
IT’S GUMMY, NOT DUMMY!
The_real_prince_charming
…
OKAY, THEN, YOU GUMMY!
Chloe_awesome_scott
YOU GUMMY! WHAT WAS THAT YOU PULLED TODAY?!
The_real_prince_charming
I GOT YOUR PRESENTATION CANCELLED!
My hand stilled on the phone, as I tried to comprehend his words. He…he really…oh my God! Was he really there for me? To save me from that awful presentation?
Chloe_awesome_scott
But…but, you could have seen me. You cheated.
The_real_prince_charming
Oh, trust me, I would have seen you by now, if I were to actually cheat.
You played me good, though.
Chloe_awesome_scott
Not my fault, that you are a gumass.
The_real_prince_charming
You are lucky, I play fair.
I had my suspicions about your hobo look from the beginning.
But, I let it go.
One more reason for you to love me.
Chloe_awesome_scott
-_-
Whatever…you are in my G.K. class now.
You Will know who I am.
The_real_prince_charming
Uh…I am no longer in your class.
Chloe_awesome_scott
WHAT?! REALLY?! ARE YOU KIDDING?
The_real_prince_charming
NO! THE TEACHER KICKED ME AND LIAM OUT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.
Chloe_awesome_scott
OMG! YAY!
The_real_prince_charming
-_-
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE STILL SO MANY WAYS, I CAN FIND OUT ABOUT YOU.
Chloe_awesome_scott
…?
The_real_prince_charming
BUT, AS I SAID, I PLAY FAIR.
TAKE YOUR TIME, BABY.
Chloe_awesome_scott
UH…
I HAD TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
The_real_prince_charming
YEAH?
Chloe_awesome_scott
TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT BEACH…
The_real_prince_charming
WHAT? WHO?
Chloe_awesome_scott
THE BEACH WHO CALLS YOU HER ‘MATE’
The_real_prince_charming
…
OMG!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
LMAO.
I AM DYING. WTF?!
Chloe_awesome_scott
-_-
WHAT IS SO FUNNY?
The_real_prince_charming
EVERYTHIN- WAIT! ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Chloe_awesome_scott
YOU BET, I AM.
The_real_prince_charming
OML! I AM DEAD.
YOU ARE JEALOUS OF HER.
Chloe_awesome_scott
-_-
I AM NOT.
The_real_prince_charming
YOU ARE.
Chloe_awesome_scott
AM NOT.
I WAS JUST LOOKING OUT FOR YOU AS A FRIEND.
The_real_prince_charming
MHM, SUREEEEEE.
Chloe_awesome_scott
YOU ARE DELUSIONAL, YOU KNOW?
The_real_prince_charming
SUREEEEEE.
There was a knock on my door and I ignored it.
The_real_prince_charming
LISTEN TO ME VERY CAREFULLY, I AM NOT JEALOUS.
GO FIRCK OFF.
Before I could read Noah’s reply, the knock on my door turned to banging. I sighed, putting away my phone and opening the door.
Soph, Caleb and Mia pulled me outside, “Come on, we are going to the mall!”
What can I say? I didn’t even bother to protest.
“Um…Caleb, why is that girl looking at you like you are her next meal?” Sophia whispered.
We all turned towards the girl in question. She winked.
Oh God!
“Uh…now that you mentioned meal, I am hungry,” Caleb declared.
“What?!” Mia exclaimed, “but, we just entered the game parlor!”
“We Will come back later, let’s go have something to eat first,” Caleb said, slinging one arm around Mia’s shoulder and one around mine, and dragging us along.
I rolled my eyes, “You are always hungry, cal.”
“Of course, he came to the mall, just for the food,” Soph stated.
“I won’t deny that.” Caleb shrugged.
We had just entered the food court and were looking around, when my eyes landed on the one and only…Noah.
Oh damn! Not again!
Why was he everywhere?
He was sitting in with Liam and a girl around one of the tables.
Maybe, he wouldn’t notice me? He didn’t know my face anyway so…
I looked down at my clothes and groaned. They were the same I had worn to school and he was practically sitting beside me in school.
“You guys,” I called my friends’ attention, “I Will have to leave-”
Before I could finish my sentence, Mia had already spotted Liam and was waving at him, “Liam!”
Oh my…
I quickly turned around, walking towards the exit, before Noah could see me.
But, just my luck, that on my way I slammed into someone.
That someone being…Zain.
He caught my shoulders so that I didn’t fall and beamed at me, “Oh, hey, chloe!”
Oh, no.
A/N: LONG LONG CHAPTER. HEHE. I am actually at the mall with my mom and sister at the moment. Yup, I am here for the food only. I do have the slightest of update on cc and creep but, I won’t be able to write right now. So, next update it is:)
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