How to Build a Better Boy Page #2

Hey, Jaden, um,

you're asking me

to the dance, right?

Yeah.

I knew it.

But there have been

some nasty rumors

in the kingdom.

Mae, what I wanted

to ask you was...

can we go over

quadratic functions tomorrow?

You know me,

I'm clueless.

Yes, we can see that.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

Sad face emoji.

Au revoir.

Let's go, Mae.

Told you

this was a bad idea.

Hey, Nevaeh!

My bubble

is totally un-burst

because I already

have a boyfriend!

Mae, what are you doing?

See, my boyfriend,

so cute.

Total hot burger.

And his name is...

Albert.

Albert!

Oh.

Yeah, that's right.

He's varsity in five sports,

genius IQ.

And he volunteers

with endangered animals.

Orphan endangered animals.

So when can we meet this...

Albert?

Oh, well,

see, the thing is...

he lives in Alaska.

Right around the corner

in Alaska?

For a second there,

I thought

you were gonna pick some

super remote place

to cover up the fact

that he doesn't exist.

Huh!

Come on, ladies.

What did you

just get us into?

Hey, Mae!

Can't wait to meet your new boyfriend!

I don't know

why I did that.

Temporary insanity.

Ahoy, ladies.

Need a ride?

Uh, Mae,

your brother bought a cab.

Bart,

you bought a cab?

No, it's a classic car.

You like it, Gabby?

Absolutely!

My grandpa used to have a car

exactly like this...

when he drove a cab.

I got a great deal on it.

And you guys only get

the privilege to get a ride

because the seniors

got out early

because of homecoming.

Oh, Mae,

congrats on getting owned by Nevaeh Barnes.

Yeah, it is all over

our school's website.

And even I have never done

anything that pathetic.

Really? How about

that time you cried

when your Wizardcraft

avatar died?

Do not disrespect

a fallen hero.

Kravtar saved thousands

with his magic.

Just drive us home, Bart.

Do we all ride

for the same price?

Oh.

I wonder if it's too late

to be home-schooled.

A fake boyfriend?

How are we going to pull

that one off?

Well, I'm not gonna create an online

profile for some pretend boy.

That's just creepy and lame.

Agreed.

Guess I'll just have to

come clean.

And be taunted for all eternity

by Nevaeh and her minions.

Why is Jaden even with her?

I thought he was different.

That's what I've been

trying to tell you.

High school boys are like

old smart phones.

They're buggy,

they think too slowly.

And they crash

when you need them most.

Why don't we invent

a better one?

What?

What if we make you

a boyfriend?

An interactive,

virtual boy.

Like the best one ever.

And we do that how?

I spent the summer

at coder camp.

And your dad designs the coolest

video game characters in the world.

His software

must be off the chain.

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