Chapter 1: The News
"CHARGE!" I screamed. Immediately swords clanked together and people started falling. The red team was advancing in the most intense capture the flag game anyone ever saw.
"Cecilia, I know where the flag is!" Will yelled over the battle. We quickly darted into the forest until we were far enough away they slowly came to a stop.
"Figures the big three cabins are on the blue team, right?" I stated.
"Yeah, but the red team has you and me, Cecilia, the smartest guys in the Ares and Athena cabins." Will chuckled and sighed. "You know we make Camp Half-Blood amazing."
"Oh totally," We both were laughing really hard and when they finally stopped I got up and said, "Let's go get that flag,"
The blue team won, of course. It's only because they have Percy and Nico. Dinner was uneventful but sing-along on the other hand was a nightmare. I can't stand the Apollo kids. I even have a list;
1. They're annoying as hell
2. They always sing
3. They always brag
4. They're annoying as hell
Chiron stopped the sing-along right in the middle. Thank the gods I thought.
"Cecilia Brown, come down here," Chiron said. Everyone was staring at me. I slowly started making my down the stairs of the amphitheater. When I got there I finally saw Chiron's face. It had sorrow and grief written on it. "Follow me," he said in a low voice and we made our way from the amphitheater to the big house.
When we finally got inside there was Mr. D sitting with his creepy leopard head thingy and my…..father. He was in his usual biker jacket. His head were in his hands and Mr. D was trying to comfort him.
"Chiron, what's going on?" I asked after I got the courage to speak up.
"Cecilia, your mother was in a car accident. She was pronounced dead on the scene." Tears immediately started welling up in my eyes as I tried to hold them back. I opened my mouth to speak nothing would come out.
"Sh-she's gone," I said when I could finnaly speak. Chiron nodded gravely and looked at the ground. This can't be happening thought. Ares looked up at me. His eyes were red from crying. Seeing him like that was my breaking point. He always told me not to show emotion and that crying was for the weak yet there he was showing all his emotion. I ran out of the big house, past the canoe lake with tears streaming down my face. I finally ended up at fireworks beach. I slumped down in the sand.
"Cecilia, are you okay?" a voice came from behind. I quickly dried my tears and turned around to see Will walking over.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I sniffed.
"Are you sure?" I immediately broke down and told him everything about my mother's death. He put his arms around me and pulled me towards him. I sat there and cried while clutching his shirt.