(A/N: well, this is my first story, hope it turns out well and pleeeeease review)

Disclaimer: ok to make it plain and straight forward I do not own Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus series (Rick Riordan does) I only own this story.

Christie's POV.

Just if I was normal like any other kid! Chris thought, she hated having dyslexia and movements of the bus over the bumpy road made her feel sick.
A group of children within the age group of 16 were being taken for a semester break from their school to a plant nursery to study closely the elements of biology which was a mile or two away from the long island sound.
They were being accompanied by their science teacher, Mrs. Amanda White who used to blame her for almost everything that happened in class, she was tall, fair and had her long brown hair tied tightly into a bun fastened with a clutch.
Suddenly I was shaken from my thoughts as my best friend Aster pulled my arm and by doing so saved me from a darting chalk which was aimed at me by millimeters. I was quite startled when Aster told me that I had to get down as we had reached the nursery and I was the only one (excluding her who had been asked by the teacher to call me) remaining in the bus.
Without any hesitation I got down the bus trying to ignore the terrible way Mrs. White was glaring at me.
As we entered we were distributed into pairs and walked in twos through the big green house.
I was Aster's partner, as we were walking together Aster suddenly tugged at my hand.
You are not yourself today what's wrong Chrissie? Umm nothing I said quickly but I could not escape because Aster and I had been friends for almost about a year and by this time she knew everything about me.
After 2 to 3 you-can't-escape-me looks I confessed that I was feeling a little uneasy and I hated this place but I could not complete my sentence as Aster broke in midway (she always understood what I meant just by listening half of my sentence) pointing at Mrs. White who was peacefully snoring off in a chair by the fern species.
She said you know what this means right. Yes I grinned slyly. Freedom, we both looked at each other, the guide was in the head of the line mumbling about the hibiscus flower.
Aster and I had always planned to run away some day, we hated our school but today was the best chance we had ever got, The nursery was very near the long island sound, we knew that we might have found some better place even though I never believed it but it was better than spending 2 hours of detention in the lab room with Mrs. White after coming back from the trip.
We ran out of the nursery making an excuse that we had to use the bathroom and once we got out far enough for no one to notice us Aster asked want to race?
I started to run in full speed leaving her 5 centimeters behind me. I had no idea where I was going but I knew Aster was following me and I had a feeling that I was leading her into trouble.
I stopped after running continuously for 15 minutes and then stood by a tree breathing hard.
Aster had stopped a minute before me and was walking towards me she was mouthing the words 'where are we 'and sat down with a thump under the tree.
I was starving as the morning breakfast was nothing better than oat meal which I threw down the sink.
Ahead of us we saw strawberry fields which were mouth watering and as I was about to pull Aster up and head towards the fields I heard an awful noise made by something I would definitely not like to face.
After sometime when I was beginning to think that I was worrying too much I came face to face with a hideous giant spider (or so I thought) with beady huge red eyes and long legs.
Aster was yet not aware that a giant spider had come to gobble us up for lunch she was sleeping soundly and was not really affected by what was going on.
The spider made its first move which was quite unexpected as I was busy studying the features of the spider and wondering if I was seeing an illusion, in my subconscious mind I was praying for the spider to go away even though I knew it would never happen.
The spider threw a huge big net at Aster, for a moment I was paralyzed and could hardly do anything when the tight grip of the thick net almost strangled Aster as she shrieked in pain.
In panic I picked up a nearby stone and aimed it at one of the beast's leg.
Luckily the stone's sharp edge cut its knees and I watched it make that awful noise again.
This is what you get when you hit my friend I said aloud as I ran over to free her and just when I was beginning to think it was my lucky day the giant spider threw his spit, which was supposed to be acid at my arm and this time I was really paralyzed, I could not move my arm and cried in pain as my knees buckled and I fell to the ground.
All I could think of while lying in the ground was that as I was left handed and the wound was in my right hand so I could still attack.
This time while the spider was busy looking after his broken knee I attacked from behind with five to six or more sharp stones which I was collecting all this while.
To my surprise all my throws were a perfect hit and it hit the spider wherever I wanted, the last throw did the trick, it caught the spider right in the weak spot, its eye.
Before turning into yellow dust the spider slashed at my stomach with its knife sharp claws as a last attempt to kill me and it was almost successful.
I fell back in the ground with a huge thud and banged my head so hard that my head also started to bleed. The last I remember before blacking out was that I was bleeding all over and wanted to scream as the pain was killing me and that a human figure was coming towards me, I did not know what this meant another enemy? Trouble? Or safety?
But thankfully I did not need to think any more, my eyes refused to stay open and I entered a world of endless black.