Holling feels that Meryl Lee betrayed him after their Valentine's Day date. Holling's dad is an architect, and Meryl Lee's dad is also an architect. Both men are competing against each other to win the rights to design and build the new school building. Holling and Meryl Lee go out together on a date, and they both begin talking about their fathers and their jobs. Despite the fact their fathers are rivals, neither Holling nor Meryl Lee sees a problem with discussing the designs that their fathers have been working on. Holling even draws out a rough sketch of the design that his dad is going to present. Meryl Lee keeps the sketch. Later, when Holling goes to his dad's presentation, Holling is shocked to see that the design by Mr. Kowalksi combines many elements of his own dad's design. Holling feels that Meryl Lee betrayed him and his family by showing her dad the design. He feels that the date was simply Meryl Lee using him to get information on the design of the building.
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