I walked through the streets of Brooklynn, humming quietly. Me and my aunt had just returned from Egypt, and everything looked amazing. I wish I had been able to take my half-sister Annabeth. She would have loved the architecture, and the fact that it had survived for however long.
My amulet bounced against my chest. I believe the Ancient Egyptians had called it a djed? I wasn't exactly sure, but I knew they thought of it as the Spine of Osiris. Their god of the dead. Truthfully, I preferred them believing in Osiris. Better than Hades, I say. I turned a corner, not caring were I went, when I bumped into a teenage girl. She had blonde hair with red highlights, blue eyes and a pale complexion. She seemed to be wearing linen pajamas, a leather jacket, and combat boots. A little strange, but I had seen stranger.
"Sorry," I mumbled, extending a hand to help her up. As she grabbed it, she glared at me. Her eyes traveled up and down, assesing me. As her eyes stopped on my amulet, they grew wide. Finally she looked back at me.
"Were you trying to find Brooklynn House?" She asked me, and I noticed a light British accent. I didn't know how to answer, so she sighed. "Hey, I asked you a question!"
"I don't think so," I finally replied. I hated being confused- all children if Athena did. We wanted to learn stuff, not puzzle over it.
"'I don't think so' So, where'd you get that amulet?" She asked me, switching topics. I frowned at her.
"Egypt. Why?" She looked at me, both in awe and fear.
"You visited the First Nome? And came here?" I shook my head, and cocked it in confusion.
"Um... I don't think so. What's the First Nome?" The girl glared at me again.
"You should know. There's a reason we sent the cassette tapes! Didn't you listen to them?" I furrowed my brow. Now I was really confused.
"What cassette tapes? All I bought was this amulet." The girl dropped her hostile expression, and looked at me, long and hard. Finally, she seemed to come to a decision.
"I'm Sadie Kane. And I believe you should come with me."
Short, I know. Post- The Last Olympian, and Pre- The Serpents Shadow. Pre- The Lost Hero as well.
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