Chapter 31 – Bom POV – Bob's Royal Nightmare Rescue
i was laughing so hard i could barely speak, and at the same time my hands were flailing like i was trying to conduct a symphony of chaos.
"bob… bob is like a lost queen or something now!" i shouted, nearly falling off my chair.
faye couldn't hold it and started laughing with me, tears forming at the corners of her eyes.
clavis and hector? still frozen. literally like statues.
regis? oh god, i think he disconnected. then, out of nowhere, he suddenly shouted:
"HE WAS KIDNAPPED BY KING VEYDRIS ICESWORD!"
i nearly choked on my laughter.
"poor bob," i said, trying to calm down but failing "
Regis "i heard some stories… the king was obsessed with his late wife. when she died… he even mummified her. the man is insane. a full-on obsessive psycho."
i leaned back dramatically, voice dripping with sarcasm.
"you did the same thing and worse for faye!" i shouted, pointing at him for extra emphasis.
then i laughed again, louder this time, clapping my hands like a maniac.
"you're a crazy king too! it's a royal thing, i guess!"
i threw my hands up in a big, dramatic shrug, spinning them slowly like "what do you mean your crazier ? this world's is insane, two crazy kings meeting"
regis started rushing over, probably to yell at me or punch me, but clavis grabbed his arm.
"your highness! bom, faye, hector… it's not the time!" clavis said firmly.
"first… bob was kidnapped by a crazy enemy king. second… it's freezing here. let's go somewhere warm and figure out a plan."
hector crossed his arms, clearly unimpressed.
"no, let's leave bob here. it's less of a problem."
clavis shot him a worried look, like he'd just suggested we throw Bob to the wolves.
i threw my head back and shouted at the top of my lungs:
"NO! we are gonna help bob and get him out of this nightmare. yes, i'm chaotic and yes, i love myself but i will never leave bob behind cause... !"
i paused and glanced at my reflection in the icy window and winked. the four of them all rolled their eyes at exactly the same time. beautiful synchronization .
then i leaned closer, voice lowering to a dramatic whisper:
"cause… bob… is a ffff…"
i blocked faye with my hand.
"say an fff?" she gasped.
everyone waited. the silence was intense.
i straightened up, ruffled my hair like a man possessed, and shouted:
"BOB IS A FRIE!"
clavis blinked slowly.
"fried… chicken?"
i groaned, running my fingers through my hair again.
"NO. i mean… a friend!"
faye threw her hands up.
"BOM! HAVE A HEART! i can't believe this!"
clavis looked horrified.
"is he sick?"
regis muttered under his breath:
"i think the cold weather is blocking his brain."
i slammed my fists on the table.
"DON'T make me regret this! and i don't even have a heart. neither do you, faye! actually… maybe we do, but it's not working. we're immortals anyway! let's just find a place for today and move!"
and with that, our little group started the journey for a new mission: save a friend—bob