One week later . . .

I logged on to the World Wide Web to check my email at http://moffattfans.zzn.com. There were 20 new messages! I scrolled down, checking messages off as I went. When the bottom of the screen was in sight, I pressed delete. The screen reloaded and I saw that I only had one message left. It was from Zac, the guy that I’d met at that hockey game a week ago. The subject line simply read "Hi!". I clicked on read.

Hey Nikki,

We didn’t really get to talk much when we last saw each other, so I’ll tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Zac Hanson. I am 12 years old. My birthday is on October the 22^nd. My favourite colour is blue. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. That makes 9 people in my family.

I live in Oklahoma. The reason I was in Vancouver is because my Dad travels a lot with his job. He brings the whole family along when he is allowed so we can "see the world".

When I mentioned to my parents that I had met a girl who looked almost identical to me, they got all quiet. Weird, don’t you think?

Peace, love and bullet-proof marshmallows,

Zac

I closed Zac’s email and started to write a reply.

Zac,

How are you? I’m fine.

I told my parents about you too. They asked questions such as, ‘Is he nice? Do you like him?’ (They were teasing . . . I think.) and ‘What does he look like?’ When I told them what you looked like they changed the subject really quickly. Something weird is definitely going on.

Write back soon,

Nikki

P.S. My birthday is on October the 22^nd too.