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was sure it wasn’t like Michael either. They were both concerned about public displays of affection.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: You still there?
    SamIam: Yeah, sorry. I just caught up in talking with Michael and Alex.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: Oh. You can go back talking with them if you’d like. I’m just fooling around.
    Did Phillip actually sound sad? Sad about her talking with Michael and Alex? She wanted so desperately to ask him if he was jealous. He couldn’t be though, he was with Tracy.
    SamIam: No, Michael is talking with Alex now. He just wanted some advice, you know, about whether he should ask Alex out.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: Really? That’s so great. I mean, great for them.
    SamIam: Yeah, I think it will be cute. I think they complement each other very well.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: That’s good to hear.
    SamIam: What? That Michael is going to be dating Alex?
    PhilyCheeseSteak: Yeah, well, you know….Hey, did you notice the time? Almost time for Bio.
    SamIam: Ugh!! Don’t remind me. I can’t stand Ms. Hatchet and her brainlessness.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: Ouch! That’s rough.
    SamIam: I’m just being honest. You can’t tell me you actually think she sounds intelligent when she teaches the material.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: No, I can’t argue with you there. We’d better log off. Mrs. Gonzales is putting up her ‘O’ magazines.
    SamIam: See you in Bio, then.
    Sam was confused by Phillip. Had he been jealous when he found out she was talking to Michael? Was that why he was so happy when he found out Michael liked Alex? No, it couldn’t possibly be the reason.
    It was only a conversation online, Sam. She couldn’t possibly know what emotion Phillip was feeling when he reacted to her news about Michael or anyone else’s emotions for that matter. Well, of course she knew what emotions Alex was feeling, but Alex didn’t count. They knew each other too well.
    Sam pushed the thoughts out of her mind. We’re just friends. He has Tracy. It wasn’t jealousy or relief he was feeling. Sam picked her things up and met Alex by the door.
    “Oh, my gosh, Sam, I can’t believe what just happened!” Alex gushed.
    “What? Let me guess. Did it have anything to do with Michael?” Sam asked with a smile.
    “Of course it did. It had everything to do with him. Well, we were chatting online and then right after the bell rang he met me at my chair and asked if I wanted to get something to drink after school. I didn’t even have to ask him!”
    “Wow, that’s wonderful, Alex,” Sam said, enjoying her friend’s happiness.
    “So, how’d your conversation go with Mr. Love-Of-Your-Life?”
    “Hey, watch your voice. Do you want the whole school to find out?” Sam protested.
    “Well, I said it in code, didn’t I?”
    “Whatever. It went well. For a moment there, I actually thought he was jealous.”
    “Jealous? Of what? Of who?”
    “Well, I was talking with Michael for a bit and completely forgot about our conversation, so when he IMed me to see if I was still there, I told him I was talking with Michael. And he sounded jealous. He was like, ‘oh, you can go back and talk with him if you want.’”
    “Hmmm, that does sound kind of bummed. It could be jealousy. You can say he was jealous if it makes you feel better.”
    Sam was smiling as she entered Ms. Hatchet’s classroom. “Do you realize we aren’t late for once?”
    “Yeah, it’s kind of weird,” Alex answered.
    Both girls sat down in the back. Michael arrived a few seconds later and handed a slip of paper to Ms. Hatchet, a standard form for all new students to give to their teachers. After a brief conversation with Ms. Hatchet, Michael made his way back to Alex and Sam.
    “Hey, you made it on your own,” Sam said. “Sorry we didn’t wait for you.”
    “No it’s okay. Phillip showed me here,” Michael said.
    Sam looked up and noticed that sure enough Phillip had been a few steps behind Michael.
    “Hey. Did someone say my name?” Phillip said as he sat in his seat in