Sam's Troubles
"Fred, there is no way a teddy bear can be bad luck," Sam said, shaking his head.
"I'm telling you Sam! This stupid animal has caused nothing but bad things to happen to me!"
"Like what?" He asked, not believing his friend.
"Were you at the game last night?"
"No."
Fred sighed, of course not. Sam never went to games. "Well it was awful."
"How awful?" Sam smirked, enjoying Fred's troubles.
"Very awful." Fred spoke, not giving any details. "I went home and my parents got mad at me over nothing! I thought they were going to kill me! I thought the day through and the only way that day was different from others, is that stupid bear!"
Sam chuckled.
"You don't believe me? Fine! You take it!" Fred yelled and shoved the toy into Sam's arms.
Sam stared at it. "Fine. I'll prove to you it's not bad luck."
"Have fun!" Fred stormed out of Sam's house, not even bothering with a good bye.
Sam sighed and set the bear down on the table. It immediately fell on its side. Sam wasn't planning on keeping it permanently, just long enough to prove Fred wrong. He would probably donate it to a children's hospital after that.
He heard the phone ring in the other room followed by his mother's voice answering it. Shortly later, she walked into Sam's room while he was studying.
"Sam," he looked up, "that was your principal. He wants to see us today."
Sam was confused. It was a Saturday. Maybe the principal was just giving some sort of academic award. He followed his mom out to the car and drove to the school.
"He what?" Sam's mom shrieked. She glared at Sam, "How could you?"
"Mom, I swear. I would never cheat!"
The principal sighed, "Well, according to recent test scores you have been. The teacher made you take your test separately to ensure that students were copying you, and instead you failed it. The only explanation is that you cheated."
"I failed a test?" Sam began having panicky breathes. He had never, ever, not one time in his life failed a test! Sam was in shock. His mother was just pissed.
"Sam! I am very disappointed in you! I might even have to enroll you in some private school for this!"
"No!" Sam pleaded with his mom. He barely had any friends hear, he didn't want to have to start over again.
"It might have to be done."
Sam was at a loss. What had happened? He thought about what Fred had said about the teddy bear, but shrugged it off. There was no way a stuffed animal could have caused all this. Was there?
After going home with his ticked off mother, Sam went to Joe's, bringing the bear. On his way into Joe's room, Anna's cat jumped out of no where and clawed his leg. Sam shrieked and shook the cat off. Anna walked in to rescue her car and noticed Sam's bear.
"Cute bear. Where did you get it?"
"Fred gave it to me."
Anna raised an eyebrow at him, but said nothing. Okay, so maybe Sam shouldn't have said it like that.
He entered Joe's room and saw Joe and Fred sitting on the floor playing video games. Fred saw the bear and smirked.
"What's the matter? Bear bring you bad luck?"
Joe, having no idea what Fred was referring to, glanced at Sam, "What's with the bear?"
Sam sighed, "This thing isn't normal."
"Ha! I told you!" Fred jumped up.
Joe, still confused, stood next to Fred. "What do you mean?"
"Fred gave it to me-"
"Because he didn't believe me!" Fred interrupted.
"And soon after, the principal called," Sam continued, ignoring Fred, "I'm being accused of cheating! And I failed a test! I never fail!"
"And you think this is all because of a teddy bear?" Joe looked back and forth between his two best friends, who both nodded in response. "You've clearly lost it."
"Then you keep it!" Sam tossed the bear to Joe, who rolled his eyes.
"You're kidding me right?" he sighed, "Fine, I'll keep it I guess. As long as it shuts you two up.
So, now it's Joe's turn with the bear. Review plz!
