II

PERSEUS JACKSON

Sasha hadn't spoken a word since we crossed the brook. Her head was bent and she looked lost in thoughts…. maybe trying to figure out what just happened to me.

She asked without looking up '''maybe you'll remember something of yourself if you look at your belongings.

She was no doubt trying to help but I thought there was doubt in her voice.

'yeah, I'll do that when we get back to camp' I said…not really hopefull about it.

She turned towards the trees around us as we slowly trudged towards camp. I knew she was having a hard time with me being amnesiac and all, but I just had to ask. ''can you tell me more about me?''

''uhm….sure, I'll tell you all that I know''

I heard her reply but she still didn't look up.

''you are an ….uhmm….orphan….and lived at an orphanage, the school was ready to take in 12 children as a part of social help, you were one of them''

'Ohh' my life was more messed up than I had imagined it would be.

'im sorry''

'sorry for what?' I asked her. I mean its not her fault that I was an orphan.

'I thought that since you lost your memory, you would be hurt to hear this''

''its allright, I have got a feeling I have been hurt by things much worse''

She glanced for a second, before she again turned to the trees.

That one glance was enough for me to realize why she wasn't looking at me,

She was crying…

'this is our annual scouts and guides week, where we organize camp for a week'' she said trying not to let her voice break.

'ohh….okay, so where are we camping?'' I asked, I didn't have a clue about the place we were in and the fact that she was hurt more than I thought was making me feel more miserable than ever''

'some big wild park near the san Francisco bay'

'wild park?' I didn't even know there was a wild park In san Francisco…..i guess that had something to do with my empty brain.

'so is there anything else about me that you know?'

Her voice wavered as she answered.

'you kinda used to be be my …..uhmm….boyfriend…'

my heart skipped a beat at that, I turned away, I could feel my cheeks redden and I didn't want her to see that.

But I was feeling odd, like what she had told till now maybe except the last thing was not true.

What if she was wrong, maybe she got it wrong about the whole thing about me being orphan and all.

I needed someone to explain everything to me.

Soon enough we reached camp, sasha took me to the camp nurse and explained to her that I had some sort of amnesia.

The nurse turned to me and looked at me suspiciously , like I was the prankster of the camp or something. She asked in a hoarse voice.

''who are you?''

'what do you mean ? percy has been here for the past 4 days! He studies at our school''

"I don't want any jokes sasha! I haven't seen this boy before in my life'' the nurse was getting angrier every minute.

''Im not joking Mrs. Elliot! He's suffering from some kind of amnesia and you don't even care!' sasha burst out. Her ears were literally fuming.

''Calm down both of you'' I shouted.

What the nurse had just said had made my hopes rise. Sasha must have been wrong, the nurse was probably telling the truth. But if sasha was wrong then why had she lied to me? What was my true past?

Then, out of the blue came a thin, lanky guy with really curly hair, he stopped 4 feet before us and stared at me. He looked back and forth from the nurse and at sasha and me. I was starting to feel to feel a bit uncomfortable, when the guy came towards us and literally sniffed at my shirt and sasha was shrieked and jumped back when he did the same to her.

He snapped his fingers, and a fresh gust of wind blew. he said to the nurse

'Mrs Elliot, You remember percy he studies at our school with me"

And to my surprise, Mrs Elliot said

''ofcourse dear, now go on and enjoy your stay at the camp.''

Sasha was just staring at the guy surprised at what he had just done.

He walked away quietly asking us to follow him.

''how did you do that and I have never even seen you before who are you?' sasha asked him.

His eyes were expressionless as he answered, you both are coming with me lupa will do the introductions.

'we aren't coming anywhere' sasha told him in the eye'

''You will meet me by the olive tree today afternoon at 2:00 pm.''

''why should we?'' I asked, the weird thing was that the more I thought about all this the more I believed that all this was normal for me.

''You better cuz you wont survive another day, im sorry im not as friendly as you would want me to be but I have strict orders'' he said blanky.

But the word strict had been said with emphasis like he was afraid or some thing.

Then he turned and just walked away.

I just sighed and took sasha by her hand and sat under the nearest tree.

She looked at me confused.

''I wish I could clear up all this but I just can't…..im sorry'' I told her softly.

We both just sat their waiting for that weird guy, I felt if anyone could help me right now it would have to be that guy, he had no doubt saved him and sasha from trouble from that nurse. I was lost in my thoughts…

Then sasha screamed….

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