I hate my life! Meaning everyday someone or something is trying to kill me. I'm demigod or a half blood. I have ADHD. I'm 12 years old, plus I'm undetermined.
The name is Madison Kenny I have long brown hair with a blue stripe, which is a dye strip. I have bluish, greenish, grey eyes. I have been to camp last year. I was born on October 31. Percy's Mom and my Mom were best friends for as long as they can remember. Meaning Percy and me are close friends. I know that Grover and Mr. Brunner, aka, Chiron are watching Percy, to see if he is one of us. My Mom sent me to Yancy Academy, I still don't know why.
Currently, we are in a bright yellow school bus heading to Metropolitan Museum of Art to see Greek and Roman Art. I am sitting in front of Percy and Grover. I have my hair tied back and have on black jeans with a dark blue t shirt and my black army jacket with a hood and blue all star converse sneakers. I was talking to Percy and Grover and also listening to my cd player. Nancy Bobofit, the red haired she devil, (I called her that) was throwing and hitting Grover with chunks of peanut butter and ketchup sandwich. Grover was an easy target. "I am going to kill her" Percy whispered. "Percy calm down" I said back. "It's ok, I like peanut butter" Grover said. He dodged another piece of the sandwich. "That's it!" he started to get up but Grover and me both pulled him back in his seat. "You're already on probation." Grover reminded him. "Plus you'll get blamed if anything bad happens." I said to Percy.
We finally made it to the Met. Mr. Brunner "Chiron" lead the tour he rode in his fake wheelchair through the Hugh Echoes galleries, past Marble statues and the glass cases full ancient black and orange pottery. Mr. Brunner would give facts about them. He had all of us gathered around a thirteen foot tall stone column with a powerful stone sphinx on the top; he started to tell us it was a stele or a grave marker, for a girl about our age. He also told us about the carvings on the sides. I was too into it to notice that Percy was trying to hear. The other teacher that came on the trip was Mrs. Dodds. She came in the middle of the year, when our last math teacher had a nervous breakdown. She loved Nancy Bobofit and figured Percy and I were devil spawns. She loved to torture Percy more. She would point her crooked finger and say "Now Honey". Once, Percy said to Grover and me that he thought, Mrs. Dodds, was not human. We looked at Percy and looking real serious like said "you're absolutely right". Mr. Brunner kept talking about the Greek funeral art. Nancy Bobofit snickered something on the stele, and I heard Percy yell "Will you shut up?" Everyone but Grover and me laughed. Mr. Brunner stopped his story. "Mr. Jackson" He said "did you have a comment?" Percy's face went completely red that could rival a red cherry. "No sir" he said. Mr. Brunner pointed to one of the pictures on the stele. "Perhaps you can tell us what this picture's meaning is?"
Percy looked at the carving, and felt a flush of relief because it an easy carving. "That's Kronos eating his kids, right?" "Yes," Mr. Brunner said but some what not satisfied. "And he did this because …" "Well …" he begin "Kronos was the king god, and" "God?" Mr. Brunner asked "Titan" He corrected himself. "And… he didn't trust his kids who were the gods. So um, Kronos ate them, right? But this wife hid baby Zeus, and gave Kronos a rock to eat instead. And later when Zeus grew up, he tricked his father Kronos into barfing up his brothers and sister "Eeew!" said one of girl by me "Shhh" I said back "and so there was a big fight between the Gods and the Titans". He continued "and the Gods won". Some people from the group snickered. Behind Percy, Nancy Bobofit mumbled to a friend. "Like we're going to use this in real life. Like it's going to say on our job applications please explain why Kronos ate his kids" "And why, Mr. Jackson." Mr. Brunner said "to paraphrase Miss Bobofit's excellent question, does this matter in real life?" "Busted" Grover and I muttered. "Shut up" Nancy hissed her face even brighter than her hair. Mr. Brunner was the only one who ever caught her saying, anything wrong. He had radar ears. "I don't know sir" was Percy answer. "I see" Mr. Brunner looked disappointed. "Well half credit, Mr. Jackson. Zeus did indeed feed Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine, which made him disgorge his other five children, who of course, being immortal gods, had been living and growing up completely undigested in the Titan's stomach. The Gods defeated their father, sliced him to pieces with his own scythe, and scattered his remains in Tartarus, the darkest part of the underworld. On that happy note it's time for lunch. Mrs. Dodds, would you lead us back outside?"
The class drifted off, the girls holding there stomachs, the guys pushing each other around and acting like baka. Grover, Percy and I were about to follow when Mr. Brunner said "Mr. Jackson" he knew that was coming. Percy told Grover and me to keep going. Grover and I kept walking, Grover was freaking out and I was trying to keep him calm. "Grover, Percy's safe, Chiron is with him" I whispered to him
"I know that but I'm still worried" He said back. We finally made it outside and sat by a fountain waiting for Percy. I started to listen to my CD player which was QWERTY by Linkin Park. As Percy came out, he came over to where we were waiting for him. Grover asked what happened and Percy answered "Brunner wanted me to be better". As we started to eat lunch we watched the foot traffic along Fifth Avenue. Over head, a huge storm was brewing, with clouds blacker than we've ever seen over the city. Percy said maybe it was Global warming. But Grover and I know why the sky was mad. The weather all over New York State had been crazy since Christmas, all weird natural disasters. Percy said he wouldn't be shocked if a hurricane blew in. no one else seemed to see it. Grover sat in the middle of Percy and I asked if he can have an apple, we gave him an apple. We were in are own thoughts I was thinking of my Mom, I had not seen her since Christmas, but I was also thinking of the others at camp. Mr. Brunner was eating his celery while reading a paper back book. We didn't see Nancy Bobofit coming by till she dumped her half-eaten lunch in Grover's lap. "Oops" she grinned at Percy and me with her crooked teeth. Her Freckles were orange like someone had spray painted her face with liquid cheetos. Percy was mad. I about tell Percy calm down but it was too late, the last thing I heard was what sounded like a huge wave, the next thing we know was that Nancy was sitting on her butt in the fountain screaming "Percy pushed me" . Mrs. Dodds was next to us within minutes. Some kids were whisperings "did you see the water" "like it grabbed her". As Mrs. Dodds was making a fuss over Nancy. I gave Grover a look, but Grover was shaking and I realized that Mrs. Dodds was a monster of the underworld. This is bad! After Mrs. Dodds was sure that Nancy was ok. That's when Mrs. Dodds turned on Percy. There was a look of happiness in her face, as if he done some thing she been waiting for all semester. "Now Honey".
"I know" Percy grumbled, "a month of erasing workbooks". He should have not of said that. "Come with me" Mrs. Dodds said. "Wait" Grover said "It was me I pushed her" Percy was shocked; Mrs. Dodds scared Grover to death. She was glad that he was shaking. "I don't think so Mr. Underwood" she said. "But". "You – will – stay –here!" "Mrs. Dodds, I was the one who pushed her in" I said looking into the face of the monster. "No Miss. Kenny you will stay here too." She said looking at me. "It's ok, guys" he told us. "Thanks for trying". "Honey" barked at Percy "Now". Nancy Smirked as Percy went to follow . "This is bad" Grover whispered to me. "Calm down Grover" I whispered back trying to get Chiron but when I looked to where he was last he had gone missing. Last year, Chiron taught me, how to manipulate the mist. I gave Grover a look and he nodded his head and I did it. I made a mist over them and had everyone believe there was no Mrs. Dodds but a diffent teacher. I waited a few seconds I was about to run in there and save Percy right then, I was going to run in there when Percy came out and looked scared to death then it started to Rain. When Percy got to us, which was by the fountain. Grover and I both had a museum map tented over our heads plus I had my hood on and was trying to keep my CD player dry and safe. Nancy was still standing there, and soaked from her swim in the fountain. Whispering to her butt ugly friends, when she turned and saw Percy she said "I hope Mrs. Kerr Kicked your butt".
Percy said "Who?"
"Our teacher, duh!" she replied.
He blinked. He knew we had no teacher named Mrs. Kerr he asked Nancy what she was talking about. She rounded her eyes and walked back to her friends. Then he asked Grover and me where was Mrs. Dodds was? "Who?" we both said back, but Grover didn't look at Percy when he said it. We said that Chiron {Mr. Brunner} was back sitting where he was originally like he had never moved. Percy went over to him. He looked up a little distracted "Ah that would be my pen. Please bring your own writing utensil in the future; Mr. Jackson". Percy gave the pen back. "Sir" Percy asked "Where is Mrs. Dodds?" He started at Percy blankly "Who?" "The other teacher the Pre-Algebra teacher". He frowned and sat forward, looking mildly concerned. "Percy, there is no on this trip. As far as I know, there has never been Mrs. Dodds at Yancy Academy. Are you feeling ok?"