Bridget hesitated She thought about all the times her dad had warned her not to accept friend requests from people she didn’t know You never know who’s on the other side he’d say But Bridget did know Olivia Sort of She clicked Accept 8
1 2 Zombie Warriors Hi What’s up That was quick Bridget thought Bridget had only friended Olivia a minute ago The SocCircle instant messages were already flying in Maybe Olivia was having a boring week too Not much Kinda bored U Bridget wrote back Bridget glanced out the window Rain puddled on the street Bridget wondered if her soccer game would be canceled today They usually played even if it was raining Me too Want 2 play Zombie Warrior w me Olivia replied Lots of kids from Bridget’s school played Zombie Warrior a multiplayer game In it you had to run around a haunted house and collect 9
potions to cure the zombies But the zombies were bloodthirsty and always trying to attack Bridget typed Sure Then she logged in to her GameBlast gaming system to find Olivia Olivia was a real pro They dominated at Zombie Warrior They got all the way to level 5 Bridget had never made it past level 3 not even when she played with Emma It was almost lunchtime and Bridget’s stomach growled Probably time to get out of bed she thought G2g She typed Lunch That was fun We’re a good team Olivia replied Any time Let’s chat again soon Bridget smiled Maybe this week wouldn’t be so bad after all 10
Oh no Bridget yelped as half of her mini pizzas slid off her plate and onto the kitchen floor Sunny her golden retriever scurried over She snatched up the fallen pizzas and gulped them down Then Sunny began licking the sauce off the floor Good girl Bridget said Her dad wouldn’t have been happy to come home to tomato sauce all over the floor Bridget nearly dropped the rest of her pizzas when her smartphone ringtone started going off a VidChat call was coming in She hoped it was Emma Phones were only allowed at certain times at camp but Emma had said she would call if she got a chance Bridget dug her phone out of the back pocket of her jeans and glanced at the screen VidChat Emma calling Yes Bridget answered the call and Emma’s smiling tan face appeared on the screen Emma Bridget yelled as she set her plate down Hey Gadget What’s up Emma said 11
