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front of Sam.
    Sam couldn’t help but smile. He was hot, especially when he smiled at her. What was she thinking? No way did Phillip think she was hot or even remotely pretty. Besides, he was dating the most popular girl in school, not to mention the fact she was considered the hottest. Sam and Alex had never seen it though. Tracy wasn’t that pretty. Take off all her makeup and she became a plain Jane. There were many more naturally pretty girls in the school, who they could both see would grow to be beautiful, charming women as their confidence and maturity evolved.
    “What are you smiling at?” Phillip asked.
    “What?” Sam stopped smiling. “I’m not smiling. I mean I wasn’t smiling.”
    “Yes you were,” Phillip insisted.
    “Fine, yes, I was smiling.”
    “I know, but about what?”
    “Mr. Corinodi, please stop talking,” Ms. Hatchet snapped.
    “Sorry, Ms. Hatchet,” Phillip replied sheepishly. “I didn’t even hear the bell ring.”
    “All right, class, because of Mr. Corinodi’s incessant talking, you will be taking a pop quiz. Please put everything away except a pencil,” she told the class as she began passing the papers out.
    The class began to groan as they flipped through the supposed pop quiz. “Three pages is not a pop quiz,” Sam whispered.
    “You have a nice smile,” Phillip whispered back.

Chapter Four

    “S o I definitely got an F on that pop quiz. How can a three-page test be considered a pop quiz?” Sam complained as she, Alex, and Michael made their way down the stairs to their lockers.
    “Me too, and no, that cannot possibly be considered a pop quiz. Well, at least not a quiz. It was a pop something though,” Alex agreed.
    “Hey, Alex, come get me when you’re ready,” Michael said as he walked down to his locker. “See you tomorrow, Sam.”
    “See you, Michael,” she called then turned back to Alex and wiggled her eyebrows. “So, you and Michael, how’s that going?”
    “Sam, I haven’t even gone out with him yet. I’ll let you know later. I’ll IM you, just make sure you’re on tonight.”
    “Oh, I wouldn’t miss hearing all the details for anything. Just promise me you’ll fill me in. You know me, I have to live vicariously through you.”
    “Ha ha. Yeah, Sam, I promise. Talk to you later,” Alex said, shutting her locker.
    “Bye, Alex,” Sam called after Alex, who had practically ran to catch up with Michael. She hadn’t even had a chance to tell her about the last thing Phillip had said to her, about her smile, but she had nearly convinced herself that she’d misunderstood him anyway.
    She slowly made her way down the hall toward the front entrance, where her car was parked. As she began to walk down the hall, she noticed Phillip’s best friend, Josh McFadden, talking with his buddy. Billy Lederman, by their lockers. They seemed upset about something.
    “Samantha!” Principal Norton said, stepping in front of her and distracting her. “I’m glad I caught you. I was afraid you had left already.”
    “Nope, still here, Principal Norton,” she said.
    “I just wanted to know how things were going. You know, how things were working out for Michael. Is he learning the ropes around here?”
    “You bet he is,” Sam said. Sam had always felt a little sorry for Principal Norton. He tried so hard to be “cool”, but it never really worked out for him. “You know, Principal Norton, I’d love to stay and chat with you, but I really need to be getting home.”
    “Thank you, Samantha, for updating me on his situation,” he said with a corny salute.
    Again, Sam couldn’t help but feel sorry for the man. It was doubtful he even realized how dorky he looked. “Bye, Principal Norton,” Sam laughed as she slowly walked away.
    Josh and Billy were still standing near their lockers talking. Sam couldn’t help but catch a bit of their conversation.
    “I told you I don’t have any more money to spend on it,” Josh told Billy.
    “Can’t you borrow