ZOE'S POV
After class, I walked up to Sam. "So, what happened back there? You looked really scared." Sam sighed and turned to me. "Zoe, let me just warn you. The weirdest, craziest, unpredictable things happen here. This is one of them." She said, playing with her ponytail. I waited until she added, "I was outside, right? And all of a sudden, Amanda jumps out of nowhere-" I stopped her. "No, I mean... way earlier." I said, telling right away that Sam had a hard time telling the story. After she told me, I could not believe my ears. "So let me get this straight. No matter how much you block his number, he'll just get another one. He nonstop texts you, e-mails you?" I asked. Sam nodded as we went to English class. She then said, "I'm just afraid he'll show up actually AT our house, and... something will happen." I then got scared. I've heard a lot about Tom, who causes trouble for EVERYONE, according to Jacob. I wondered if he's done it to anyone else. I asked her, to which she replied, "Yes. You know Mallika and Kim? After Mallika abandoned Tom, he kept harassing her via voice mail and tried to make Centerscore kids miserable. When Kim somehow made Tom mad one day, he held this grudge and would text her a bunch of mean things." My face turned white. I knew them, they're both seniors. Hopefully I'll never see him in person. I told her, "Sam, this is really starting to scare me as well. I can only imagine how you feel. If Shapiro contacts Spartan and nothing happens, you will need to tell someone else. Tom Prince is stalking you and is basically a stalker. But if anything, I'd rather have it happen to me than you." Sam smiled a little. "Thanks, Zoe. Unfortunately, I realize that if this doesn't stop, no matter how many people I tell, I'll have to fight this battle by myself."
We sat down for the lecture. 5 minutes passed without us saying a word. Sam was shaking, so I sat next to her. I asked, "Are you going to be okay?" She looked over at me and replied, "Don't laugh at me or anything... But I'm just paranoid right now. Tom could be anywhere." I looked over at the windows, then back at Sam. "Hun, just trust me. Tom is in his own school, probably causing trouble there. You're safe here. Shapiro is contacting the school by now." Sam took a deep breath and said, "Thanks, cuz. I'm better now." I smiled, nodded, and went back to my seat.
After a few minutes into our lecture, I heard Sam's phone quietly buzzing. Sam made sure our teacher wasn't looking, and she clicked the button. After she read it, I heard a sigh and Sam put her hand near her jawbone. I tried to peer over to see what it said: It was from Tom Prince- "How STUPID can you be to ignore someone like me? I'm starting to think you have a PROBLEM! Is that it?! And you seem to be all over this Spencer guy who you think is SO SPECIAL like he likes you back and he's going to marry you! UH, NO." I blurted out in the middle of the lecture, "WHAT?!" I immediately covered my mouth. Mr. Freeman looked at me in curiosity. "Everything okay, Zoe?" He asked. I nodded and apologized. As he returned to talking, I couldn't help but wonder for the rest of the period... how would he know all of this? Why would he want to hurt Sam like he is?
Third period came and went, then when lunch came around, I marched up to our table. I'd never marched up to anything or anyone before, nor had I been so angry in my life. But, this angriness spurred an idea; and that idea was about to go down today. We sat at the outside center table today. Since it was raining, we pulled up the umbrella and started talking. "Okay, guys," I said as I sat down, "I have a plan. Before Sam comes down to the cafeteria, I want everyone to be very clear about what we're going to do. Like, crystal clear." Keith raised his hand. I nodded at him. He then replied, "Will there be any sneaking, conniving, or craziness involved?" We all smiled and Hector proceeded to say, "Dogg, this is Centerscore. Anything can happen. Even though Zoe is like, an angel, this sounds very important. Go on." I nodded and continued. "Sam is being harassed by this Spartan Academy guy, and his name is Tom Prince, I think." Suddenly, Nicole, Taylor, Amanda, Maria, and Jessica gasped. I then got confused and asked very curiously, "Do... do you guys know him?" Nicole replied, "No, we've heard of him! But fourth period, we spent all of Study Hall trying to figure out who TP was! We looked at the yearbook and everything!" Amanda laughed. "I thought toilet paper was stalking Sam!" We couldn't help but laugh at that. Maria asked, "What did you have in mind for us to help?" I pulled out a piece of paper from my bag and laid it out for everyone to see. "Okay, so here is the basic step. When Sam comes down here in a few minutes, I'll ask her for her phone. She WILL say yes, I've needed to check her phone before. Then, I will tell you guys I have to leave early for a Student Council meeting, which actually isn't until 7th period. I'll go to the bathroom and track down Tom, his address, everything. I will text all you guys to go to the lobby. We'll go from there." Everyone nodded in agreement. Just in time, Sam came with her lunch tray. About five minutes later, I warned the table and left, Sam's phone and all.
I ran to the girls' bathroom as fast as possible, and luckily, no one was in there. I stood against the row of sinks and took out Sam's phone. In a few seconds flat, I found that text from English class Tom left. I then tracked his number, found his address, and all of the information I needed. After writing it down in my iPhone's Notes app, I went to the lobby, where a select few of kids hung out after they were done lunch. The mass text was sent to everyone, now Sam was included. Everyone came on cue, including Jill, who was not with the girls in Study Hall. "Alright, everyone... it's time to inform Sam what's going on." I explained. Sam shyly said, "I would definitely like to know. It sounds important." Hector turned to Keith and whispered, "Told you, man!" Keith and I smiled. I proceeded. "Alright, we are going to end Tom Prince's reign... uh, no pun intended. But Sam, this needs to stop, and until Shapiro handles the situation, we're doing some confronting." Jill wanted to add something, so I let her. "We should go to his house this Friday. I can sense that this will take a lot of work, so everyone needs to take notes and gather ideas." I pointed at her with the 'yes!' look in my eye. "Great idea! Guys, if you have an iPod or iPhone, just write it down in your Notes app. For the rest of you guys, write it down on paper." I said. Sam raised her hand. "Zoe, just a quick question. Who exactly will go up to his door?" I paused, admittedly, for dramatic effect. "I will." Everyone gasped. Keth raised his hand. "Zoe, no. We can't let you in there. He is stalking Sam, he's done this to 2 other girls here. Who knows what will happen if you go INSIDE his house! This is a guy's job." I nervously twirled my hair and replied, "Keith, I know where you're coming from, but this HAS to be done by me. Plus, I don't want you fighting. You and Hector are too nice to do that." The guys both smiled, but it still bothered Hector. "Well, I'm still uncomfortable about letting you do the job. I mean, Keith's right. Who knows why he's following Sam and stalking her, and who knows what will happen once he steals her or something. He could take his anger out on you!" I got a bright idea in my head and said, "Well, I could walk, or run, out of there knowing he's just a jerk who doesn't know how to treat girls right. If any guy lays his hand on a girl in anger or threatens her, he's being cowardly." Everyone agreed and even clapped, and so with that, our plan was set.