“Happybirthday,honey.”
“Wow!”Beckyshouted.“ARoboPal!
Thanks,Mom.”
“She’sthePerfectFriend,liketheoneyousawonairvision.”
“Iloveher!Ireallyneedaperfectfriend!”
Becky’sfriends,KimandGloria,rodehoverboardswithher,buttakingturnsgotold.Theyplayedvirtualgames,butbeingagoodsportwastough.Theywatchedairvision,buttheycouldneveragreeonashow.KimandGloriaweregoodfriends,buttheywerenotthePerfectFriend.
Thenextmorning,MomchargedthephotocellandprogrammedthenameDakotaintoBecky’sRoboPal.
Dakotablinkedandhummed.“Dakota”means“friend,”shesaid.“Itistheperfectnameforme.Whatisyourname?”
“I’mBecky.Let’sgooutside,Dakota.”
“Perfect.”
Awesome,Beckythought.Finally,aperfectfriend.
Beckyzoomedaroundonherhoverboard.Dakotaclapped.“Youarewonderful,Becky!”shecalled.Sheneveraskedforaturn.
“Let’sgoinside,”Beckysaid.
“Perfect,”saidDakota.
Theywatchedcartoonsonairvision.
“Whatdoyouwanttowatch?”Dakotaechoed.
Beckyopenedhermouthtoanswer,thenclosedit.Sheswitchedchannelsuntilshegotbored.
“Let’splayvirtualautoracing,”Beckysaid.
“Perfect.”
Becky’scarwasmakingasharpturnandspeedingaheadonthetrack.“Comeon!”Beckycried.
“Wouldyouliketowin?”Dakotaasked.
BeckystaredatherRoboPal.“OfcourseIwanttowin!”
“Perfect.Youwin.”
Beckylookedintoherstereoscopeviewerandsawthatshehadwon.
Dakotaclapped.“Youareamazing,Becky.”
Beckysighedandwenttoherroom.
DakotasatinachairwhileBeckylayonherbedreadingamysterybook.
“Dakota,ifyouheardascarysoundinthebasement,wouldyougodowntoseewhatitwas?”Beckyasked.
“Ifyouwantmeto,Iwill.”
“Butwouldyouwantto?”
“Doyouwantmeto?”
Beckysighedagain.“Nevermind.”
“Perfect.”
Later,BeckymetKimandGloriaoutside.“Guys,ifyouheardascarysoundinthebasement,wouldyougodowntoseewhatitwas?”
“I’dusetheradarflashlightandcheckthroughthedoor.IftheRFdetectedsomethingstrange,Iwouldnotgodown,”Gloriasaid.
“I’drundown,”Kimsaid.“Strangenoisesusuallymeanmycat,Firecracker,isstucksomeplace.”
Beckylookedatherfriendsandsmiled.“IgotaRoboPalformybirthday,”shesaid.
“ThePerfectFriend?”askedKim.
“Shetriestobe,butshe’snot,”Beckysaid.“Let’sridehoverboards.”
“Mefirst!”Gloriacalled.
“Youwerefirstlasttime,”Kimsaid.“Whycan’tIbefirst?”
“Iloveryouguys,”saidBecky.“Youaretheperfectfriends.”
FromHighlights
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