——Sam “Thank goodness Monday’s almost over.” I never thought I would ever hear myself saying it, but I did as I settled into my seat for my Spanish 5 class with Ms. Diaz. I had done some advance reading the previous night and therefore slept late. Damn you, AP Cal. “It’s not seventh period yet, but here you are, looking like a bear out of hibernation,” Chloe said, sitting down beside me. I turned and was surprised to see her still looking fine and dandy. “What happened to you after lunch period?” “I studied AP Cal last night,” I told her and slid the book in question inside my backpack. “And I had to take care of some personal stuff after lunch.” Personal stuff would mean Nicole and what she owed me. And maybe my threat did pay off because one of her little cronies, the only brown