Did you not hear me say laser-projected keyboard Eric It’s so awesome You can project the keyboard onto a table or desk or even your lap Bridget imagined how cool it would be to have such a futuristic gadget Some of her teachers probably had never even heard of it and she’d be the first at school to have a tablet like that Eric laughed I heard But it still seems like a lot of work to me I’m fine I’ve got it all under control Look Bridget pulled up the calendar app on her smartphone She showed Eric how she’d carefully scheduled all her activities and homework assignments Any time for fun in there Eric asked Bridget rolled her eyes Who said I’m not having fun An alert message popped up on Bridget’s phone Bridget’s best friend Emma had posted a comment about Bridget’s selfie on SocCircle 8
Looks like a good pic for our art project Gadget Emma had given Bridget the nickname Bridget Gadget a long time ago Because of Bridget’s love of all things tech it was a fitting name But she usually just called her Gadget for short Emma and Bridget were working on an art piece for Palette’s showcase It was a slideshow of selfies they’d taken They’d used different filters to give each selfie a special effect and added text to them There was a selfie of Bridget hugging her dog Sunny with a caption that read puppy love a selfie of Emma looking bummed after a bad grade on a science test with the word grrrrrr in the space above Emma’s head and even a couple of snaps with Emma and Bridget together 9
Bridget liked it when art meant something to someone looking at it She hoped their piece in the showcase would make people think about what it was like to be a 12-year old girl in the town of Cyber Hills But Bridget and Emma still had a lot of work to do to finish the project I’m just saying you look tired Eric repeated as they walked into the school building The showcase is two weeks from now Bridget said After that things should slow down 10
2 Tech Club Tycoon When Bridget arrived at her locker she found Emma waiting for her Your selfie this morning was too funny Were you really up late Super late Did you finish your paper Yeah I hope it’s good Emma sighed as she leaned against the row of blue lockers I know we’ve got Palette today But can you meet tomorrow after school to work on our selfie project 11
