I do not own the Heroes of Olympus!
I went to the nurse's office and told her that I had just thrown up. She of course believed me and sent me on my way. When I walked outside, Annabeth was pacing in front of the fountain. She noticed me and dragged me into my dorm.
"What?" she demanded. "What's so important that you had to take me out of school?"
"Why didn't you ever tell me?" I asked in response.
"About what?" she said.
"Your boyfriend," I said. "Seaweed Brain."
"How do you know?"
"Well, don't you want to know," I said.
"Kind of why I asked." I plopped down on my bed.
"He, kind of, you know, called me," I said.
"What?"
"I don't know, but he interrupted my math class. He wanted me to tell you a message."
"Which is?"
"Oh, yeah, sorry, forgot, it went along the lines of," I tapped my chin, and for effect, I said his message in an imitation of his voice. "Danger is coming. She needs to come home. Please. Tell her her boyfriend told you this."
"Okay, this better be good," she muttered to herself. She turned back to me. "Sorry, but I'm going to have to cancel your tutoring sessions for a while."
"Why?"
"Because. I just do."
"I don't believe you. If danger really is coming, why don't you tell the police?"
"Because, I can't."
"I'm coming with you," I said.
"No you aren't."
"Can't stop me," I said. I grabbed my backpack and emptied it on my bed. I went to my closet and grabbed four tops, my sweatshirt, two pairs of jeans, some trail mix, and my computer.
"That's going to be heavy," Annabeth said pointing to my computer, so I switched it out with my iPad.
"You are actually letting me do this?" I asked her.
"You said it yourself, I can't stop you," she said. With that, we walked out the door leaving the campus behind.
And that my friend is the story of me. Nah, I'm just joking. That would actually be sort of pathetic. Wouldn't you say?
Back to the story.
Annabeth and I got in a cab. She told him to drive us to New York. She also handed him a couple gold coins. They looked really cool. I couldn't resist.
"Excuse me," I said to our driver. "May I see one of those gold coins? I promise I won't steal it." I drew an X over my heart to show that I wasn't lying. He handed me a coin. I flipped it over and over in my hand, but couldn't tell why it was so valuable. I handed it back.
"Thank you," I said to the man. He nodded in response.
I turned to Annabeth. "So, you live in New York?" I said.
"Sort of," she said. She put her nose in a book. I replied by staring out the window and eventually drifting off to sleep. To my nightmares. The place where I almost die.
