Sneeze
Katie had been sneezing uncontrollably for days now. She sneezed at anything, even though she had no allergies.
After the day's training was over, she usually went over to the Hermes cabin. She and Natalya, daughter of Hermes, would talk and hang out. But today, Natalya was at the infirmary with the flu this week. She decided to hang out with Travis instead. The closer she got to the cabin, the more she sneezed.
She walked right in and plopped down next to Travis, who was playing video games, and promptly sneezed. Again. And again. It didn't stop for minutes.
"Uh, Katie, I think there's some Benadryl or something in the infirmary," Travis offered.
"No thanks. It doesn't help. Already- ACHOO - tried," Katie said.
"Ook. So do you wanna play?"
"Sure," Katie agreed, and then sneezed.
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"ACHOO! I'm gonna- ACHOO - win!" Katie shouted triumphantly.
"Katie, have you ever heard the old saying about sneezing?" Travis interrupted, pausing the game then looking at her intently.
"Yeah, isn't it like every time you sneeze, your heart stops?"
"Not that one," Travis shook his head.
"Which one then?"
"Every time you sneeze, someone is thinking about you."
"Really?" she asked. "Do you believe that?"
"I don't know. Never really thought about it. Do you?"
"Maybe."
"Well, maybe someone's thinking about how many different ways to kill you right now," Travis suggested. A mischievous grin played across his face as he laughed.
"Or maybe they're thinking about how many different ways to ask me out."
Travis scoffed. "Yeah, right."
"What, you don't think anyone would ask me out?"
Travis frowned. "Who would ask you out?"
"I don't know. Maybe Jake, from the Apollo cabin, or maybe Collin, from the Athena cabin. Or maybe J-"
"Or maybe me."