Read Online Three's a Crowd (From the Files of Madison Finn, 16) by Laura Dower - Free Book Online

usually meant being lazy, especially when it came to clothes. Madison could live in the same T-shirt for a day…. or two … or more. But even she had to admit it was becoming grosser than gross. She’d take a shower later, she decided.
    Madison was putting off the shower for the moment so that she could log on to her laptop again. Since she’d gotten sick, Madison had been spending a lot of her time online.
FROM           SUBJECT
    JeffFinn      How’s My Girl?
    Bigwheels     Hope Ur Feeling Better
    Madison was happy to see that Dad had sent a get-well-soon e-mail. She missed him.
From: JeffFinn
    To: MadFinn
    Subject: How’s My Girl?
    Date: Fri 26 Sept 9:09 AM
    How do you cure a headache? Put your head through a window and the pane will disappear—HA-HA-HA! Like I told you on the phone, I’ve been swamped at meetings the last 24 hrs or so. I’m off to see another client in a few minutes! But I miss you so much. I’ve been thinking of you. Stephanie says you haven’t called so I assume that means you and Mom and Gramma Helen have things under control. Good!
    What did the doc say after your second checkup? I’m coming back after the weekend so we have to plan dinner and a sleepover at our place when you feel good. That way I can make up for not being there to give you TLC right now.
    I love you so much. Give Phin a hug for me.
    Dad
    Bigwheels had sent e-mail, too. Madison couldn’t believe it when she opened it up. The note was short and sweet with an attached musical message. When Madison clicked on the message icon, the song “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” started to play while Bigwheels’s words scrolled across the screen:
I said to get better soon. So what happened?
    Yours till the coffee cakes,
    Vicki aka Bigwheels.
    Madison chuckled. She was about to hit REPLY when a message popped up.
    It was Lindsay. She was writing from the media lab at school. Madison guessed it was Lindsay’s free period.
    : ur online!
    : * ^_^*
    : I HAVE BIGBIGBIG NEWZ 4 U!!!
    : Tell me!
    : this is a super scoop r u ready? Hart was asking about YOU today at school
    : Get out
    : seriously I heard him by the lockers
    : Get out x2 what did he say??
    : he asked Dan if you were feeling better or not and he looked really concerned I swear
    : y would he ask Dan?
    : I dunno good question
    : well that’s not really a big deal, is it? I mean we ARE friends
    : yeah but there’s more. I was in the lunchroom & I saw something else MAJOR.
    : what happened?
    : ok lemme start at the start. Hart was sitting w/Egg and Drew for a while and then he got up and went back to get dessert or something. On the way he passed Ivy Daly’s table and as usual she threw herself at him. She wanted him to stop and talk. And not only didn’t he stop or talk BUT I heard him say to Egg when he got back to the table that Ivy was a pain. He actually used the words “annoying” and “attitude” and “go away” in the same sentence. I almost fell on the floor. I swear, I almost cracked up. I really & truly thought he liked Ivy. Didn’t u say that he liked her?
    : he DOES like her otherwise why would he always hang with her during free periods or lunch? I don’t believe u
    : I knew you would say tht but IT’S TRUE!!!
    : I can’t get my hopes up about HJ
    : Y not? If he doesn’t like Ivy I bet he likes YOU
    Madison took a deep breath. She paused at the keyboard, unsure about what to write next.
    : maddie r u still there? Have 2 go 2 my last class
    : oh sorry I was thinking
    : I’ll E u l8r tonite, ok??
    : tx for the gossip
    : I love being ur spy :-)
    : TTYL
    Madison’s head whirled. She was beginning to wish her Hart crush were still a secret. Plus, she had a new guy on her mind