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Girl Online Going Solo (Girl Online #3)
Author: Zoe Sugg

15 September

Where Is Noah Flynn?

A small interruption to regularly scheduled blogging!

If you’re a regular Girl Online reader, you know I love answering your questions, either in the comments or via email. Despite most of you being super cool and asking about normal things like my new school year and how I go about getting organized for my up-and-coming coursework and exam deadlines . . . I’ve also had my inbox flooded with questions about Noah Flynn. More specifically: where is he? What is he doing? Why did he leave The Sketch world tour?

Now, this isn’t just happening here on my blog but on every social media account I have, and even in real life too! So I feel it’s time to set the record straight about what I know.

If you’re a new reader of my blog, you might not be familiar with the fact that Noah and I used to date (emphasis on the “used to”). Long-term readers may also know him as “Brooklyn Boy,” and although I haven’t written about him in a while—or us, for that matter—his recent hiatus has left a lot of people wondering about him.

So, deep breath, here’s the truth: I don’t know either. I know as much as you do, and all I can hope is that he’s OK and happy, whatever he’s doing. His management issued this statement:

“Due to juggling a heavy workload alongside personal matters, Noah has made the decision to leave The Sketch world tour a month ahead of schedule. He sends his apologies to his fans for any disappointment caused and thanks them for their continued support.”

And that’s all I’ve got. Unfortunately, being a friend of Noah’s doesn’t automatically mean I have him GPS-tracked, so I can’t log into some app on my phone and see where he is (although I’m pretty sure my mum does this for me and my brother). All I can say to you is that I know Noah, and he wouldn’t have made this decision lightly. But he is also a very strong guy and I’m sure he’ll be back before we know it.

I hope this answers your questions and that we can resume life here on Girl Online as normal.

And for those of you who might not have a clue what I’m talking about . . . I’m sorry, ha ha! Also, Noah, if you’re reading this, text me back or I may have to send out a private investigator to track you down.

Girl Online, going offline xxx

Chapter One

The moment I finish the blog post, I hand over my laptop to Elliot. “Do you think this is good enough?”

His eyes scan the screen and I worry at a hangnail on the edge of my pinkie finger.

“Looks fine to me,” he says after a few agonizing seconds.

His confirmation granted, I grab the laptop back and hit publish before I can change my mind. Immediately I feel a burden lift off my shoulders. It’s done now. I can’t take the words back. My “statement” is officially out there, even though it’s ridiculous that I even need to make a statement. Heat rises in my cheeks as I realize how angry this situation is making me . . .

Elliot coughs—loudly—interrupting my train of thought. His lips are bunched up into a corner, which makes my heart drop because I know he’s worried about something. “Have you really not heard from Noah since mid-August?”

I shrug. “Nope.”

“I can’t believe him. Brooklyn Boy is letting us down.”

I shrug again. It’s about the only gesture I can muster. If I think about it too hard, all the emotions I’ve been struggling to hide will come bubbling to the surface.

“All I have is this one text.” I take out my phone and pull up the message. “See?”

Sorry, Penny. It all got a bit too much. I’m quitting the tour and taking a break. I’ll be in touch soon. N x

I don’t know what Noah’s definition of “soon” is, but it’s been well over a month now and I haven’t heard a peep. I have sent numerous texts, DMs, and emails, all with no response. I also didn’t want to seem like some desperate ex-girlfriend trying to track him down, so that slowed to a stop recently, but it still sends a gut-wrenching flicker through my mind every time I think about the fact he hasn’t responded.

“Well,” Elliot resumes, “you’ve done the right thing by putting your story out there and getting people off your back. Who needs that kind of drama, right?”

“Exactly.” I shuffle down to the end of the bed and grab a hairbrush off my desk. My eyes wander around the selfies pinned to the mirror as I run the brush through the knot of newly sun-kissed, auburn tangles; there are pictures of me with Leah Brown, Elliot, and Alex, even one with Megan. Most of them are obscured, though, by cut-outs of my favourite photographs from magazines—inspiration for my portfolio—and my A-level revision schedule, carefully highlighted and colour-coded so I know exactly what I need to do. Mum made a joke that I spend more time colour-coding than actually studying, but it helps me to feel in control of something. Everything else in my life seems just beyond my reach—Noah, my photography career, even my friends . . . Everyone is preparing for life beyond sixth form. Even though I’ve got a huge head start with my internship with François-Pierre Nouveau—one of the hottest photographers on earth—I feel like I’m standing still while everyone is running around me. Where do I go from here?

“Do you think he’s found someone else?” Elliot peers at me over the rim of his glasses with an expression I know all too well: the “this is never going to go down well with Penny” expression that he likes to surprise me with every now and then.

   
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