Friendly Face by Scott Cawthon

Author:Scott Cawthon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

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When Mott looked at his bedside digital clock for the 761st time—okay, maybe he hadn’t looked quite that many times, but close—at 1:37 in the afternoon, precisely, he gave up trying to convince himself he was going to feel better soon. It just wasn’t going to happen.

At 1:38, he got up and went into the bathroom. He thought maybe if he could use the toilet, he’d feel better.

Five minutes later, he was back in his bedroom. And he wasn’t feeling better. Moaning, he changed into sweats, a T-shirt, and some athletic shoes. He called Dr. T’s clinic.

Claudia, Dr. T’s receptionist, answered. Mott could picture her holding the phone as they spoke. Large and cushy with wildly curly hair and kind hazel eyes, Claudia was a caring woman Mott had known as long as he’d known Dr. T. She immediately put Dr. T on the phone.

“Can you get over here on your own?” Dr. T asked.

“I think … I can bike … over,” Mott struggled to get out.

His hesitations weren’t entirely caused by stomach cramps. The whispers were getting louder, and they were as distracting as all get-out. What he was hearing sounded kind of like someone quickly scanning through radio stations; however, he was hearing snatches of words and phrases instead of snatches of songs. None of them were anything he wanted to listen to.

“… in about fifteen minutes,” Dr. T said.

“I’m sorry. What?”

“I said your voice and your hesitations aren’t giving me a lot of confidence in your biking abilities. Claudia’s going on her lunch break, and she said she’ll swing over to get you. She’ll be there in about fifteen minutes.”

“Oh, I don’t want to—”

“Don’t argue with your doctor,” Dr. T said. He chuckled.

Mott sighed. “Thank you.”

One of the voices whispered, Sucker.

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