To Night Owl From Dogfish

Bett Devlin, a 12-year-old girl, emails Avery Bloom, a girl of the same age whom Bett has never met. She explains that she found Avery’s school email address online and that their fathers met three months ago at a building expo and are now a couple. The girls’ fathers want to send their daughters to the same summer camp, CIGI (Challenge Influence Guide Inspire) in hopes that the girls will become friends and even “sisters.” Bett plans on refusing to go and thinks that if Avery refuses too, their fathers will drop the issue.

Avery responds that Bett must have the wrong person because she would know if her “papa,” Sam, was in a relationship. She already knows about CIGI, which she describes as a “creative-nerd camp” where children aren’t required to play sports. Avery is looking forward to going to CIGI but doesn’t believe Bett will be attending. Avery also suspects that Bett might be a hacker.

Bett and Avery continue to argue about whether or not their fathers are in a relationship. Avery concedes that Sam did attend a building expo recently, but this proves nothing. Avery believes Sam is currently in San Antonio on a business trip, but Bett says he’s actually there with Bett’s father, Marlow.