As the cop looks at us, not believing my story I pray that we can stay together. My name is Kori and my little sister Avery is holding my hand, looking at the cop like she doesn't know what he is, she probably doesn't. Hades is our dad and I pray he can help. "Where do you live?" the cop asks. "4506 Ave." I say, thats my step mom's address but we try to stay out of the house as much as possible. "Do your parents know where you are?" He asks. I nod, Hades knows. "I need to drive you home and talk to a guardian." He says, looking at Avery. I nod and we get in his car. I hold Avery in my lap and mutter to her in Latin. When we pull up, I grab Avery and try to get to our room but Sarah stops me, she's my evil step mom. "Korianna? What is this?" She asks. I shrug and hold on to Avery's lite hands like a life preserver. The cop talks to her about how I was walking around town with a two year old after the curfew of 7. This wasn't the first time. Sarah acted like it was and that she was shocked and disappointed in me. She knew we were demigods but acted like she was forced to take us. She promises the cop she will talk to us and all that hellhound poop. I just wait till he leaves when she turns on me. "Korianna, I'm get really tired of cops showing up. I have to work and don't need you and that baby getting in trouble. I called my brother in Washington and he said you can spend some time there. Maybe you can learn a little. You're leaving on Saturday." She says. My jaw drops, she just said the worst possible. "At least Avery will be with me. I don't care. I'm glade to get out of here." I say. "Avery is staying here actually." I was to punch her. I stomp off to my room with Avery and sit her on the bed and start packing. "Sissy mad." She says. I shake my head. "No, sissy isn't mad. We are going on a vacation from here. Just sit a minute while I get us ready.'' I had a plan. She played with the stuffed Cerberus and Hellhounds my dad sent every birthday. I grabbed some clothes for us and my stash of $520 and about a dozen drachmas. I had Avery's bag with her clothes, inhaler, stuffies, pacifiers and sippy cups. I put her coat by the bags behind the door and put her to bed.
After Sarah fell asleep I woke Avery, grabbed our bags, tuck a pacifier in her mouth to keep her quiet, placed her on my hip and walked out the door to the airport with the tickets I stole from kitchen. We where leaving and probably weren't coming back. To washington we go.