Héctor´s POV
I was on my bed, my only private place, let me tell you, my sister and me are orphan since I was 4 and my sister 6 years old, my dad dead on a car accident and we don´t have a mom. Well, technically we yes have a mom, but she never was there, we don´t even know her name. I am not to good at school, and I was diagnosed with ADHD, while my sister is pretty fine, is the most popular girl, and has great friends, I am completely alone.
-Hey,- my sister said taking the blanket off of my face- I need to talk to you.
That one was my sister Merit, they named her like that by (drums, please) merit-neit, one of the most known Egyptian princess on the hole Earth, while I am named Héctor, like myths roman hero, but is okay if you don't know or hear about him, because I don't. I like my name, the only thing, the other thought I am Mexican, I don't try to offend Mexicans, I think they are pretty cool people, my only friends in all my life where Mexicans, but the thinks is that in public schools they bully a lot Mexicans, so that they confuse you with one is not the best thing that could happen to you.
-What, Mer?
-Look, I am not saying it twice, take your most important things on this bag, and came with me, but hurry. Oh, and happy birthday by the way.
Ohh, I don't tell you, today is my 14 birthday, so I don't expect nothing good for it, two years ago, when my sister got twelve she become, different… strange, more nervous. But that my sister talk to me like that it was so estrange, the last time was 8 years ago, when we ran away of the accident. I should be scare, but the only thing my mouth can said was..
-Where do you get this bag?
-It doesn't matter right now, hurry!
-Okay, okay, I am going.
We are on an orphan so… I don't have a lot of stuff, only a book, 3 black pens, and a notebook that my dad give to me when I was little, but I never used.
-I am done, now can you tell me what is happening?
-I am sorry, Hec, but I can't, better see it yourself.
Okay, that yes scare me, not that my sister hide me things, it is that she hate surprises, so that she don't want to tell where we are going, it was a little… strange.
-We are running away, aren't we?
-… Just hurry.
We went outside, to the stormy weather of Manhattan, it was strange, because we are on June, almost July, so normally it is a sunny day, but today see like it was coming a big rain.
We walk more than half an hour, until we get to an abandoned factory. Then my sister only stop, so I hit her and I almost end in the floor is she doesn't take me before.
-Here we are.
-An abandoned factory, really?
-See on the top.
-For what?
-Only do it!
-Okay. Okay… Oh my…-there on the top started a big mansion, but it looks a little different… older that the same city, but better taken care of.
-Impressive, no?
-Where are we?
She doesn't answer me, she only walks to a fire exit stair to the top of the building. I follow her, a little scary, but I don't show it. When we arrived to the top she knocked the door, a few minutes later a girl that had caramel hair and blue wicks, it looked like my age, about twelve or thirteen years old.
-Hey, Mer! Nice to see you again, who is he?
-Oh, he is my brother, Héctor.
-Is he? Well, nice to meet you Héctor, I am Sadie, better come in.
Okay… I will chose not to pay attention to the strange things happening here, like why my sister bring me to this museum (or like that it see)? Or why that girl seem to know something I ignore?
We enter to that museum or what-ever-it-is and I founded like a big mansion, this need to be the girls house, and I need to admit, but I was a little jealous… only a little, well, here it looks like a pretty house, if you omit the fact that the living room it was a mess (candies, books, video games, crayons, IPads, Xbox 1 controls, etc.), as if there were living there a group of teenagers.
-Well, his room will be on the second floor, near the room of Walt and the one of Felix.-said Sadie.
-What do you mean?- I asked, what those she mean with his room, we are staying here?
-Eh… you have not explained to him yet?
-No… I will go with him to the room and explain it to him.
-Wait… explain me what?
-You will see…-was the only answer of my sister.
-Okay… you already know where your room is, and Walt, Carter, Zia, Jaz, and Amos are in Egypt, so I am in charge, while the others are in school, I know today is Saturday, but our school today make a little ecologic project, and I need to stay here to protect the mansion from... later. –Sadie said, suddenly remember I was here.
- Well, come here Héctor I will show you your room.- my sister said going to the stairs.
We get to the second floor, then the third, and in there she open a door with a paper with a phrase that said "No enter, penguins inside" on crayon, obviously from a 5 year old kid.
Inside really where penguins, something that couldn´t happen in a normal situation, but when I saw my sister´s face I know this wasn´t a normal situation.
-What´s happening Merit? Why we run away now?
-Look this is complicated, but the Egyptian gods are real, and we are of the lineage of the pharaohs, so that make Egyptian monster try to attack us.
That was obviously a complete lie (how innocent I was on that moment) all that information can´t be real. You only need to say it loud, she was trying to prank me.
-Look, I know this is so much information to take, but, if you need me I will be here, well technically talking to Sadie about important stuff, but well… I´m here for you.
Then she walk to the door, and when she was about to close it I get away from the trance and said:
-How much time?
-What do you mean?
-You know what I mean.
-Two years… but I was protecting you, not vice versa, your ignorance or knowledge of this doesn´t affects me, but yes you, your security is priority.
-And... why? Why only like this? What´s happening?
-Your birthday, look when a demi… a person of the linage of the pharaoh is older, is more powerful, and need to train, and it´s time now.