Infected: Die Like Supernovas (The Outlaw Book 2) by Alan Janney Read Free Book Online Page B

this class. I’d probably be seeing more of her, considering that Coach Garrett had unofficially dubbed her our new kicker.
    “Who are you?” Lee asked suspiciously.
    “I’m pretty. Do you really care what my name is, little man?”
    “No,” Lee admitted. “And I’m not little. Do you really know who PuckDaddy is?”
    She shrugged, “Of course. Well. I mean, I’m familiar with the moniker. I didn’t think many people were. Isn’t he a big secret?”
    “Pretty girls like you aren’t supposed to know about guys like PuckDaddy,” Lee stated, trying to digest this strange turn of events.
    “I’m full of surprises. Want to sit on my lap?”
    “………………….what?” Lee asked finally after working his mouth silently for a long time. Samantha had green eyes that she could turn on like tractor beams. Lee appeared helpless; his face was turning summersaults. “Yes?”
    “Come on over here, little man,” she coaxed, leaning back in her chair. “And whisper about PuckDaddy in my ear.”
    I said, “Both of you either shut up, or tell me what on earth you’re talking about.” This was like watching a dorky version of Beauty and the Beast.
    “PuckDaddy is one of the baddest dudes on the planet,” Lee started.
    “He’s a computer hacker,” Samantha interjected.
    “Hey. Hot new girl. I’m telling it. He’s not just a computer hacker. He’s a digital god, dude, a networking wizard. He’s been a myth in hackerdom for years, just lurking in the Deepnet. Dude makes most programmers look like crackers instead of hackers,” Lee gushed in adoration.
    “He might not even exist,” Samantha said. “Most think he’s a rumor.”
    Lee demanded, “Okay. Seriously. How do you know this stuff?” She just arched an eyebrow at him and smiled. “Anyways. After the Outlaw incident, hackerdom is buzzing, bro. Straight churning. He exists! PuckDaddy revealed himself by pulling off the biggest stunt the programming world has ever seen. Erasing all those videos is basically impossible. Has to be him.”
    “Are you a programmer?” Samantha asked him.
    “No way, baby,” he grinned and pointed at himself with his thumbs. “I’m applied sciences. An inventor.”
    “PuckDaddy is the one who erased the Outlaw videos,” I said, pulling on my lip. “Why would he do that?” I already had a guess. PuckDaddy worked with Carter! Carter said the Infected hated publicity and so PuckDaddy was cleaning up the evidence? It made sense. If this guy actually even existed.
    “Nobody knows,” Lee said.
    Samantha said again, “He might not even be real. He’s a legend.”
    “He exists,” Lee burst in excitement. “And he’s connected with the Outlaw! And the Outlaw is back, baby!”
    “Shhhhhhh!!!” We got shushed by several of our classmates, frantically doing homework before class started.
    “The Outlaw is gone,” I stated.
    “He is?” Samantha asked. “Are you sure? How do you know?”
    “He was kidnapped. He’s gone for good,” I said and I meant it. After last night’s debacle on my floor, I wanted nothing to do with the mask anymore. I just wanted to survive the next few months.
    “Nope,” Lee grinned. “He’s back! I told you.”
    “What about the kidnapping video?”
    “Natalie North tweeted last night, dude. She said the Outlaw is okay. She’s like the only person who would know. He probably just whipped their asses and then made out with Natalie.”
    “Ugh,” I groaned. “Natalie.” Natalie and her twitter account.
     
    “Ugh,” Katie groaned. “Why is it always Natalie North?”
    “Cause she’s super fly, dude,” Lee said and bit into his sandwich. Katie was staring at the television over our lunch table. The station was re-broadcasting the Outlaw news. Around us the cafeteria roared; kids letting off steam.
    “I know this,” she glared at Lee. “I met her. Remember? She visited me in the hospital. But why does the Outlaw only visit her? And never me?”
    “The Outlaw wasn’t