Chapter 7
Emma and Manny sat down in the Media Immersion lab. "Come on, Manny," Emma said. "Be realistic. What are the chances of Sammy being Craig's best friend from way back when?"
"There is a very highly possible chance, Emma," Manny said.
"What is a very highly possible chance?" Toby Isaacs asked sitting down with his best friend, JT Yorke.
"Ok, Craig had this friend from when he was little named Sammy," Emma said. "Well, there's a new girl at school named Sammy and Manny, here, thinks that his Sammy is this Sammy."
"There are a lot of Sammy's out there," JT said, leaning back in his chair.
"Will you guys get off of it?" Sean asked. "Don't talk to Craig about it he seemed pretty upset over it this morning as it is."
"Sorry," Manny said.
Sean shook his head. "No, I don't think you are," he replied.
Manny rolled her eyes and Mr. Simpson, the teacher and Emma's stepfather, walked in. "Ok, class," he said. "Welcome back as Grade 10 students."
Manny brought up a blank e-mail and typed.
TO: Emma
FROM: Manny
SUBJECT: 1ST E-mail of the new school year
Hey, Em,
Tell me something. What's up with your boyfriend?
Manny hit the send button and Emma opened it up. She read it and typed back:
TO: Manny
FROM: Emma
SUBJECT: RE: 1ST E-mail of the new school year
Boyfriend? Sean? Sean isn't my boyfriend anymore. We're just friends. I don't know you should ask him.
Manny read it real quick and wrote back.
TO: Emma
FROM: Manny
SUBJECT: RE: RE: 1ST E-mail of the new school year
Ok, then I will.
After sending that she sent one to Sean.
TO: Sean
FROM: Manny
SUBJECT: Ok, what's wrong?
See subject…
Sean read it quickly and then after a minutes hesitation typed.
TO: Manny
FROM: Sean
SUBJECT: RE: Ok, what's wrong?
Mind your own business, Manny. Whatever's bugging me has nothing to do with you. Or Emma—if that's what you're thinking.
Manny, Emma, and Sean looked up at the computer as a new e-mail popped up.
TO: Manny, Emma, Sean
FROM: Simpson
SUBJECT: …
Am I really boring you enough to pass e-mails back and forth? Sean, quit pounding on the keys so hard we don't have the money to get any new ones. Manny, Sean and Emma are trying to pass this class and hear my lecture. Emma, wait till your mother hears about this. (psst…Em, don't worry I won't say nothing to her until she gets a good night's sleep).
Emma gave Mr. Simpson a "thank you" look and he nodded. But Manny and Sean blushed and turned their attention to Simpson.