1 Perfect Celebrities Is that DeDe Haliwell Bridget’s best friend Emma asked as she leaned over Bridget’s shoulder Sitting on the couch in Bridget’s living room they were using Bridget’s tablet reader to look at BlinkTeen a popular online news source Bridget tapped the photo on her tablet to enlarge it DeDe Haliwell’s perfect face filled the screen Her caramel-colored skin was flawless and her straight even teeth were pearly white That’s her all right Bridget said DeDe Haliwell had starred in the hit movie Data Match a romantic comedy about Internet dating Ever since the movie had come out that summer DeDe’s beautiful image seemed to be everywhere 5
Bridget studied DeDe’s spiral curls not a strand out of place I can’t believe she’s just a few years older than we are Bridget remarked She looks so grown-up Man Emma said She’s so pretty I wish I looked like that Emma tousled her hair but it fell back down as straight as always Your hair is more like hers Mine Bridget tried to ignore the swell of pride she felt Emma thought she looked like DeDe Haliwell No way Mine’s way more frizzy Bridget laughed Well you run like her anyway Remember in Data Match when she’s running in that underground tunnel You run like that Bridget rolled her eyes Whatever You’ve seen that movie too many times You’re obsessed Emma jabbed Bridget with her elbow What’s the article say Bridget flipped back to the article It says she’s been vacationing in Paris Nice 6
DeDe is classy like that Emma remarked What else is there Bridget smiled She loved looking through BlinkTeen with Emma As best friends they had a lot in common but there was one big difference Like a lot of the other kids at Blue Lake Junior High Emma owned a smartphone and a tablet computer Bridget on the other hand was probably the only kid in the universe who had a smartphone a tablet a laptop a GameBlast gaming system a FitLife fitness tracking bracelet YouView high-tech eyeglasses and too many other tech gadgets to count Her dad Nick Grant was the president of Lingo a local technology company and Bridget had access to all sorts of gadgets and apps Emma had even nicknamed her Bridget Gadget a few years ago and it stuck Oh Let’s look at that article about Alison Hunt Emma said pointing to a link on the screen and a picture of the famous swimmer It says she’s got a good shot at the gold medal this year Just then Bridget heard her smartphone vibrating on the coffee table 7
