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more pages on the net.”
    â€œWell…we still have to get the stuff to put on the web,” Lisa continued.
    â€œWe’ll do our best tricks on video, have a few still pictures, put up information about the three of us,” I said.
    â€œThen we still need to get a video camera and…” Lisa stopped mid-sentence and looked at Nevin. “Well?”
    â€œI have state-of-the-art digital camera and video equipment,” he said.
    I tried hard to keep a smirk off my face. “Any other questions?”
    Lisa didn’t say anything, but I knew she was thinking it through some more. If there was some fault, she’d find it and bail. She really didn’t want to be involved with me right now.
    â€œAnd there’s money to be made doing this?” she asked.
    â€œBig money,” I said.
    She turned to Nevin. “Is he telling the truth?”
    â€œOf course I’m telling the truth!” I protested.
    â€œExcuse me for doubting your word.” She turned back to Nevin. “Well?”
    He nodded. “Lots of money if the site has things people want to see and there are sponsors.”
    â€œDo you have sponsors?” she asked me.
    â€œNo, not yet.”
    â€œThen how are we supposed to make money?” she demanded.
    â€œIf we have a site and enough people go on it, then we can attract sponsors. That’s the way it works.”
    Nevin nodded in agreement, and she didn’t argue.
    â€œAnd just how will all this money be split?” Lisa asked.
    â€œWe’d all have a share,” I said.
    â€œSince there’s four of us, I guess that share is twenty-five percent each,” Lisa suggested.
    â€œI was thinking that since it was my idea, and I am the best skater, that I should get a bigger share.”
    â€œThat is so typical of you!” Lisa exclaimed.
    â€œBut it
is
my idea.”
    â€œTell you what. Now that we all know about the idea, how about the three of us, me and Nevin and Wally, do it without you, and we can get one third of the money each.”
    â€œYou can’t do that!”
    â€œOf course we could. Wally and me can do the tricks, and Nevin here is the one who knows all the computer stuff. I don’t knowwhy we need you!” She paused. “I know I’ve certainly found out that
I
don’t need you.”
    â€œThat’s not fair!” I protested.
    â€œLots of things aren’t fair! I’ve learned that the hard way!”
    â€œCome on, Lisa,” Wally said. “He’s right…this time.”
    Lisa stood up. “Split it into quarters or
I
split.”
    â€œSo you’re in?”
    She nodded. “For twenty-five percent.”
    I nodded. A quarter of something was better than half of nothing.
    â€œThen I’m in,” she said.
    â€œMe too,” Wally agreed.
    â€œI’d do it for nothing,” Nevin said.
    â€œYou’ll do it for a quarter share of the profits,” Lisa barked. “So when do we start.”
    â€œHow about right after school?” I asked.
    â€œI have to go home and change. We’ll meet at five behind the Super Save.”
    I wanted to protest. Who did she think she was, acting like she was the leader? “Sure,” I agreed.
    Lisa’s lips curled into a little smirk. She turned and walked away. We all watched her cross the cafeteria and disappear out the door.
    â€œShe really must have liked you at one time,” Nevin said.
    â€œWhat?”
    â€œShe really must have liked you before.”
    â€œWhy would you think that?” I asked. There was nothing she’d done that would make any-body think that she had ever liked me.
    â€œFor somebody to hate you that much she must have really cared for you, and then you did something bad.”
    I turned to Wally.
    â€œDon’t look at me!” he said, holding up his hands. “I didn’t tell him anything. I told you the guy’s a genius.”
    â€œWe had