Samantha Sanderson on the Scene by Robin Caroll

Author:Robin Caroll
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2014-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

“Nikki, we have to tell someone. Whoever sent you that email broke into the EAST lab last night to send it.” Sam sat on the edge of one of the tables in the newsroom.

“It doesn’t matter where anybody sent it from.” Nikki glanced over her shoulder to make sure no one was close enough to hear their conversation.

Or was she looking to see if Aubrey watched? Sam let her legs dangle. Now that she thought about it, she could do some digging and see who all had solid alibis for last night during the time the email was sent.

“I don’t want you to tell anybody. My mom and dad think it will die down. Whoever it is will move on to tormenting someone else if I just don’t react.”

“Do you really think it’s okay to let someone else go through what you’re dealing with?” Sam shook her head. “I won’t use your name, Nikki. I would never, not without permission.”

Nikki glanced toward the editor’s desk where Aubrey and Ms. Pape carried on a deep discussion. “I don’t want anyone to know it’s me. I mean it. No one can know.”

“I understand.” Sam stared at Aubrey, too. “I’m curious if Aubrey called you last night or anything.”

Nikki shook her head. “She still hasn’t talked to me. I mean, she says hey and stands beside me at our lockers and sits with me at lunch and stuff, but she doesn’t really talk to me.”

Some best friend! It made Sam so mad. What was wrong with Aubrey? What kind of person acted like that?

Sam mentally flipped through the names of everyone she thought could be the bully. “Have you seen Billy Costiff lately?”

Nikki glanced around. “He hasn’t said anything since, well, in a while, and he’s not supposed to follow me anymore . . .”

“But?”

“But I turn corners, and there he is. Only he isn’t smiling at me like before.”

“What’s he doing now?”

“Glaring at me. Throwing mean looks my way.” Nikki shuddered. “I know what they mean now when they say if looks could kill. It’s creepy.”

Could his adoration have turned into hatred? Did he hate her now? Enough to send her mean notes, emails, and texts and shove diet bars into her locker?

Where was he last night at 6:44?

“Do you know if he takes EAST?”

Nikki’s expression went slack. “Do you think Billy is the bully?”

Sam shrugged. “I’m not ruling anyone out at this point.”

“It can’t be him. I had to report him for practically stalking me because he had a crush on me.”

“And that made him mad, right? You just told me he’s been giving you the stink eye.”

“But mad enough to be so cruel?”

Sam shrugged. “Maybe he thought you were cruel to reject his attention.”

Nikki swallowed loudly. “I didn’t think of it that way. His following me around had just gotten to the point where it was a little scary.”

“Oh, I’m not saying reporting him was wrong — I totally think you did the right thing. I’m just saying in his

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