The sun shone brightly on the lake as I dangled my feet over the edge of the dock my brother and I built last summer. The driftwood was almost every color imaginable. We spent each moment of the day for two weeks searching for wood to collect enough. I wondered where he was. He said he was going to visit Olympus for an important meeting. Just as I was beginning to over think it, as always, Annabeth walked up behind me. "Hey Kara. What are you doing?" she said, her blond ponytail swishing from side to side with each step. "Just thinking." I answered. Annabeth was like family. Actually, she was engaged to my brother and she could read me like an open book. "He's fine. I talked to him maybe ten minutes ago. Seaweed Brain is about two seconds from bursting in." she reassured me. I couldn't help but count in my head. 1 Mississippi… 2 Mississippi. Annabeth was right. I looked up and Percy Jackson was standing behind me. I looked away as Annabeth gave him a big kiss. Gross. "Forgetting something?" said Percy. I got up and gave him a hug. "How was Olympus?" I asked. He sighed and looked away as if he was somewhere else. "It was um fine… Let's talk about that after dinner." He replied quietly. I twirled my brown hair around my finger. That did not sound good. I saw Percy and Annabeth exchange a glance and then they walked off in the direction of the new Rec. Center. "See you in 45 minutes for dinner." He yelled over his shoulder.
At dinner I sat down next at my usual table. Annabeth, Percy, my friend Bloom, and my boyfriend Darren were all already sitting down. Percy had an uneasy look on his face, but no one else seemed to notice. Bloom was chattering on about how her older brother Nico was back and how she found the perfect shade of nail polish to match her eyes. If I didn't know any better, I would guess she was a daughter of Aphrodite. Darren was showing me a cute poem he wrote. He was the best poet and archer of the Apollo cabin. Even though it was a pretty normal day, everything seemed off. I was determined to find out.
After I ate I went back to my cabin with Percy. We were barely through the door when I started asking questions. "What's going on?" I asked. Percy hesitated a moment. "It's Dad." He said. I wasn't sure what to think. All I knew was it had to be really bad…