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As soon as I fell asleep, I knew my life was about to change, and most likely for the worst.

I dreamt of my dad, my real dad who left when I was a baby, so I never met him. He had sandy blonde hair and outdoorsy good looks. His smile could blind you just by looking at him. He drove a red Maserati, which I personally thought was so cool. I mean come on, whose dad drives a car this cool.

He smiled at me and said "Hi Kayla. How much you've grown since you were a baby".

"Dad?" I asked

"Well who did you think I was?"

"But how-" I asked. "I mean I haven't seen you at all, and now you just show up. Wait I get it, I'm dreaming."

"No, you're not dreaming dear. Well I guess you are, but I'm really here. Did you understand any of that?"

"Not really".

"Good".

"How is that good?"

"Just listen. I'm sorry it seems like I abandoned you-".

"You got that right." I muttered.

"-But there's something I need to tell you. You're probably gonna think I'm some crazy psycho, but you know all those myths about the Greek gods and goddesses, well they're not myths. I'm a god."

"You, you're a god?" I tried to contain a laugh.

"Yes. Let me introduce myself. Apollo the glorious, majestic, hot, incredible, awesome god of the Sun".

"Wow, umm…ok? So if you're a god, then that makes me a…uh…umm. Help me out here."

"Demigod".

"Wow, umm this isn't normal."

"Anyways, tomorrow morning I'll be coming tomorrow to pick you up and take you to CampHalf-Blood, a camp for demigods like you".

"What time in the morning?"

"Sunrise".

"What time is that?"

"6:03".

"Very precise".

"Ok, well I'll see you then".

"Bye".

"Well, that was weird" I thought.

I woke up and stared at my alarm clock. 2:38 it read. I sat there for a while trying to register what happened. So basically I just found out I'm not normal. I'm half god and apparently there's some camp I'm being taken to where I can train to fight monsters. Wow, my life is jacked up.

I got out of bed and went downstairs to get some air. Unlocking the back door, I went outside and sat down on one of the deck chairs. I curled up with one of the blankets and looked up at the stars. They were quite beautiful despite what happened today. I searched for constellations. There was the Big Dipper, The Archer, Capricorn, Hercules. It was all such a perfect moment. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shooting star fly by. "Make a wish", I thought. I closed my eyes and made a wish. When I opened them, the star was gone.

One does not reveal their wishes, so I will not speak of mine to you. I closed my eyes and lay my head back down on the chair. Soon after, I was sleep.

*The Next Morning*

I woke up to a bright light shining in my eyes. They fluttered open and stared up at the sky. Morning. I took the blanket, wrapped it around me, and went inside.

My mom was in the kitchen with Mike and some… guy? They were all talking and laughing with each other. When I walked in, my mom stopped and looked at me. "Uh, hi..." I said kind of nervously.

"Kayla", my mom started, "This is-"

"My dad. I know".

The guy, Apollo, turned and looked at me with his warm honey-brown eyes. His smile was dazzling, and almost quite blinding. He had sandy blonde hair which made it look as if he spent most of his time surfing. "Hey Kayla".

"So not a dream" I said shaking my head.

"I told you it wasn't a dream", Apollo said while laughing. He came over and gave me a hug.

"You should get packing, and then we'll discuss other matters".

"K".

I went upstairs and packed a bag full of my things. It was full of all of the essentials: clothes, makeup, hair straightener, and other must haves. I was about to go out the door when I realized I was still in my pajamas. I quickly threw on a pair of jean shorts, a pair of black flip flops, and a t-shirt. Then, I re-did my hair and straightened it out. I looked like I was glowing today.

After, I grabbed my bag and went back downstairs. They were all still where I left them in the kitchen. The only difference; my mom was cooking breakfast.

"I made you a special breakfast" my mom said. Oh my god, I just realized it was my birthday.

"Happy Thirteenth Birthday" Mike said.

"Thanks"

We all ate the breakfast my mom cooked. It consisted of pancakes, sausage, toast, bacon, and some pastries my mom picked up down the street. When we were done eating Apollo spoke up. "We all got you some presents".

My mom and Mike went first. It was a small box covered in blue paper with polka dots. Inside was a small, fluffy, blue pillow, a couple of gift cards, and a bunch of candy. Nerds, butterfingers, M&M's, and Junior Mints. All the good stuff. I thanked them and gave them each a hug.

"I have something for you too." Apollo said.

He handed me small, black box. I opened it and did not believe my eyes. It was a necklace with a sun charm. The charm was gold with swirly rays bursting out of it. I was too stunned to speak.

"Why don't you press the button in the middle?"

I did as he said. Almost immediately, a bow and set of arrows appeared on my back. "Whoa. That's so cool! I love it. Thank you so much".

"You're welcome" he said. "Anyways, now we have other matters to discuss. At CampHalf-Blood, you can either be a year-round camper or just stay for the summer. Did you decide yet what you wanted to do?"

"Yes, we did. She's just going to be a summer camper. That will allow her to finish school and we can still be around her" said my mom.

"Just remember, monsters are attracted to more", Apollo shifted in his seat and then continued again," powerful demigods, and always if there's a problem, she can go back to camp anytime she wants."

"That's fine with me" she said.

"Anyways, we probably should be going. Thank you" Apollo said.

I grabbed my bag, stuffed in the blue pillow and filled it with all the candy. Then said a quick goodbye to my mom and Mike, and we were off.

We headed outside the apartment, and parked right in front was a red Maserati. "Is this yours?" I asked

"Yep, all mine".

"So cool", I said while climbing into the car.

I bet you think he drove the car. Right? Wrong… When he turned the key in the ignition, the car started up and began to hover off the ground.

We were about 30 feet in the air. I looked down at the ground nervously. "Umm…is your car supposed to do this?"

My dad laughed. "Don't worry. It's completely safe. You can turn on the radio if you'd like".

I put on KISS 98.5, my favorite radio station. Also the one my mom worked at. We talked about my life as we drove to the camp, which didn't take long at all.

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