In Your Arms by Becky Andrews Read Free Book Online

some from Phillip? Steal some money from him?” Billy replied, sounding a little desperate.
    “No, man, he’d ask questions. Besides, he doesn’t even know I use them. No, my only hope is stealing them back,” Josh said angrily.
    “Not so loud, Josh,” Billy warned. “What are you going to do about it, then?”
    “I have a plan. I’ll tell you after practice.”
    Sam knew better than to look at them as she passed. She knew what they were talking about. She saw it in their eyes, their look of fatigue, their extreme mood swings and even in their heightened performance on the field. Steroids.
    Sam guessed that Josh had run out of steroids and money to purchase anymore. Someone must have confiscated them. Sam was surprised he didn’t get expelled for possession. Probably the confiscator didn’t know they belonged to Josh.
    What was his plan anyway? He didn’t have any money, he obviously couldn’t borrow that much money from Phillip, or anyone else, for that matter. What exactly was Josh up to?
     
    * * *
     
    “So tell me what it was like,” Sam said over the phone later that night.
    “What are you talking about?” Alex asked jokingly.
    “You know what I’m talking about, so just tell me. I’m dying of suspense over here.”
    “Well, all right, we just went to Jerry’s Pizza for a drink and some pizza,” Alex replied.
    “And?” Sam urged.
    “We just talked, about classes and other stuff. He asked me out again. Can you believe it, Sam?”
    “Yes, I can believe it. I think that is just so cute. I knew it from the moment I saw you two meet. You were MTB,” Sam said.
    “Stop being such a dork, Sam. You so did not think we were meant to be. You thought he was weird and you thought I thought he was weird. You never imagined us together.”
    “Okay, fine. I admit it was a little sudden. But now, you two are so cute together. I just wish you could say the same about me.”
    “What, you and Michael?”
    “No, dummy, me and, you know .” Sam didn’t want to say his name.
    “Oh, you mean you and dream boy, your prince charming.”
    “Yes, okay.”
    “You know, I’d better start my homework. My mom was kind of mad I came home late.”
    “All right, Alex, see you tomorrow then.”
    “Bye, Sam,” Alex said then hung up the phone.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: Hey, Sam.
    Sam heard her online messenger go off as she hung up the phone. It couldn’t possibly be Alex. Sam got up and sat down at her desk. She could hardly believe it when she pulled up the flashing box.
    SamIam: Hey, what’s up?
    PhilyCheeseSteak: Nothing, I just had a question about Bio. Did we have to do all of the questions on page 214 or just the even numbers?
    SamIam: All of them. You think Ms. Hatchet would actually let us just do the only even numbered questions?
    PhilyCheeseSteak: No, I guess you’re right. What was I thinking?
    SamIam: It’s okay. We all have those days, besides I like to think you asked me that question just to talk to me.
    Sam couldn’t believe what she’d wrote. Why was she being so obvious?
    PhilyCheeseSteak: You’ve discovered my plan!
    SamIam: You don’t have to sound sarcastic.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: I wasn’t trying to be sarcastic, you really did point out my true intentions.
    SamIam: Sure.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: You don’t believe me?
    SamIam: No. Why should I believe you? You give me no reason to.
    What was she doing? Why did she have to be such an idiot? Why did she have to argue so much with him? Why couldn’t she stop?
    PhilyCheeseSteak: I want to be your friend. Is that enough reason just to talk to you?
    SamIam: Yes, but I wasn’t sure we were friends. You know you only just started talking to me. For all I know this could be some plot to embarrass me in front of the entire school.
    PhilyCheeseSteak: I would never do that, Sam. I really do want to be friends again. When I saw you the other day in detention, I remembered how much fun we used to have. I don’t know why we ever stopped talking in the first