It was that uneventful Friday when I got a black letter in the mail.

Perhaps before even talking about that, I should introduce myself. My name is Sophia Veda and I'm thirteen. I may seem like your average dyslexic thirteen year old with ADHD. But believe me when I say I'm not. My ADHD isn't average, it's intense. And there is a simple explanation of this, I am a half-blood. Well, maybe this explanation isn't that simple. My mom is Athena and my dad is human. But it sin't as simple as it sounds, being a half-blood is complicated and dangerous. I face the most horrible monsters especially after my safe haven has been destroyed by Gaea's army. We've been in war with her for so long and we can blame her royal highness Hera for losing so far. It's Hera's fault why Gaea got to Camp Half-Blood (the only safe place for half-bloods) so easily. Ok, now I got way off topic.

Now there's very few demigods (half-bloods) left after Hera practically invited Gaea to the camp and Gaea made the Seven of the Prophecy prisoners. Ever since then I've been forced to live with an adoptive human family (it is a really long story which I don't even want to remember.) My human adoptive parents treat me like like I'm their slave. Fortunetly, I live in between my two best friends who are also demigods, Spencer "Spence" O'Hara (daughter of Poseidon) and Parker DiLaurentis (daughter of Aphrodite.) We three have been trying to escape for quiet a while, but we can't because of our adoptive family.


*The Story Behind Getting Adopted*

The truth is that Gaea did capture everyone at Camp Half-Blood but only kept the demigods who are threatening to her. Those who weren't threatening were sent away to foster homes. But if we try to escape then Gaea or some monster will be ready to attack us. We have no idea if it's worth the risk.


Anyway, on that Friday I went home with Parker and Spencer. We were thinking of a way to escape when the door rang.

I got up and went to the door, thinking that my step-mom locked herself out of the house or something. But no one was there.

"Soph, what are you doing staring at the door?!" I heard Spence yell from the living room.

"Maybe she wants to make out with it," Parker giggled.

"Someone rang the doorbell and there's no one here," I told them. That's when Spencer burst out laughing.

"You should have spent more time with the Stoll brothers. You just got ding-dong-ditched smart one," Spencer giggled.

But I had a feeling that it was something else. Something more horrible.

Then someone knocked on the door. I quickly opened the door before the person was able to get away. But there was no person, just a black envelope. For some reason I was so scared. It's just an envelope, but why was I so scared. When I opened it and read the really short letter, my heart began beating really quickly. I was trembling, sweat escaped my forehead.

"Did you get pranked again?" Parker yelled out.

"Guys, you better see this," I told them.