The Cruise[DISCONTINUED]

Third-Class Lunch Hour

JUGHEAD POV

The next day in the morning, the cruise ship took it's last stop in Miami, Florida. Now, the ship would be going North and all the way to England. Moose and I went to eat breakfast together that morning. We sat at a table all by ourselves. It was a very small cafeteria with only 10-tables for over 500-people. Many people ate in the hallways and on the floor.

"I'll bet that they're treating the first-class like freaking royalty. I'll bet the dining room has around 50-tables and they only have around 300-people. It's a lot of bull crap. Don't you think, Moose? Moose?" I asked and looked over at him. He was just sitting there and smiling at a girl. She had very short-brown-hair and big-green-eyes. Her dirty leather jacket stood out and her small-gold hoops as well. The girl and Moose were just sitting there and smiling at each other.

"I-I'm sorry, what?" Moose asked and didn't make eye contact with me.

"Dude, if you like her, then go talk to her." I said. Moose looked at me and his eyes widened. Moose wasn't a settle person and was very scared of most things. Girls were one of them.

"Jughead, we've been friends for years. We both know that I can't talk to girls to save my life. I mean, her parents are sitting there."

"Say you're doing a survey for college. Then come up with a really dumb question to ask them. You won't regret it, Moose." I smiled and put my hand on his shoulder. He looked over at her and stood up. He slowly started to walk over to her. She looked up at him and smiled. This was so far so good. They then...shook hands and nodded their heads. Then she laughed and he laughed. And...now he's walking back over with a smile and a tear rolling down his face. He sat down and just stared at me.

"What happened?"

"Well, introduced myself to her. Her name is Midge and she's 18-years old. Then I said, 'Deez nuts' and she started laughing. Then I said, 'If you were a tree, you'd be the first one I'd wanna grow'. Yeah, she didn't think that was very funny. Now, I'm sitting here and just contemplating on whether or not to just pack my stuff and move and change my name." Moose said. I laughed and he punched me in the arm. That only made me laugh more.

"It's not funny!" Moose punched me in the arm.

"It's kind of funny." I said. I looked out the window and saw the bright sun. That gave me the best idea. I got up and pulled Moose's arm up. We ran out of the cafeteria and down the hall. We then went into the elevator and I pressed to go up to the docks.

"Jughead, where are we going?" Moose asked.

"We're going to see the sea!" I smiled. The doors opened and I ran out. Moose followed me. We ran through the third-class sitting section of the ship. We ran up the small staircase. We made it to the very front of the ship and to the railing.

"It's beautiful! I can see the Tower of London already! Just...very small." Moose pointed. I got up on the railing. The coast was behind the ship and you could only see the lining. I looked ahead and put my fist up.

"I'm the master of the world! Woo!" I screamed. Moose and I started laughing and cheering. This could be a new start for both of us.