Sorry I didn't update. I lost someone very important and I know he's up in hevan. He came to america with little money and he really made it. I'll miss him so much. :(
Chapter 14
We Meet Violet's Dad
"Let's leave," said Violet.
"Where are we going to go?" I asked, "We're in Kansas and you're still tired so we can't teleport…. Why did you run away anyway?"
"It was a stupid reason," she said.
"Tell us," Joseph pleaded.
"He started seeing someone else," she stated, "Before that it was just him and me. I liked it like that."
"Violet," I said, "That's no reason to run away. It's a good thing your father moved on… sort of…. But he moved on in a good way. You can't get mad at him over something like that. Now we're going to go in that house and show him that you're alive because since he loved and took care of you. You at least owe him that."
"Fine," she said. I could see in her rainbow eyes that she wanted to see her father and that she was only being stubborn.
We walked to the front door and knocked. I'd like to say that we were answered within seconds but we sat there for nearly a half hour.
"I guess he's not answering," said Violet.
We turned and saw a black car drive into the driveway. A man in his mid forties opened the door and ran to Violet. He hugged her and she hugged him back.
"I'm so sorry" he said.
Why is he apologizing?I thought.
"No," Violet said, "I'm sorry. I should have come back sooner. In fact I shouldn't have run away."
"Its okay sweetie," He said, tears in his eyes.
He led us inside and each room was not color coated. The couch was orange the walls were blue the coffee table was brown and there were picture of Violet when she was little on almost every single wall, that and paintings of rainbows.
"So where did you go?" Violet's dad asked.
"Camp Half-Blood." She said and he didn't faze. I guess he knew about the camp.
"And who are your friends?" he asked. He looked so happy to see her.
"This is Odysseus and this is Joseph," Violet gestured to us.
"Nice to meet you Mr. Curcube," I held my hand out to shake his and he shock it.
"How do you know my last name?" he asked.
"I kept it daddy," Violet replied for me. This seemed to make him beyond happy.
"Will you come home?" he asked, "If I come to pick you up for the winter will you come back?"
"Sure daddy," Violet said tears started to swell in her eyes.
The two of them hugged for a long time, both of them crying. Joseph and I just sat there awkwardly.
"I promise that from now on it'll just be the two of us," he cried.
"No," Violet said as she broke the hug, "I want you to…"
"Really?" he asked, "No, not for a while at least. We have so much to catch up on."
Violet' stomach growled. I had just realized that we hadn't eaten for a long time. Joseph and My stomachs growled after her's did.
"How long has it been since you kids ate something?" asked Mr. Curcube.
"A long time," Violet answered.
"I'm afraid to admit that I'm not much of a cook but I can make you guys a couple PB&Js ," said Mr. Curcube.
"That'd be nice," said Violet," Thanks Daddy."
He went to the kitchen and started making the sandwiches.
'Man,' I thought, 'Why couldn't my dad have been like this?'
A couple minutes later he showed up carrying a large plate full of sandwiches. We gobbled them up within minutes and he went to go make a few more. When he came back we finished them and drank some milk.
"Thank you," Joseph and I said.
"No problem," he replied, "So what are you kids doing here?"
"Mom dropped us off," Violet said.
"Oh," he said as he looked at one of his rainbow painting, "Well, I'm glad she did, because I'm glad to see you. Now, is there something weird going on that the three of you are so far away from Camp Half-Blood?"
"Yes," I answered, Violet then filled him in on everything.
"Well do you kids need a ride?" He asked.
"Sure," Violet replied.
We all climbed in the car and on the way there, we made a stop and Mr. Curcube generously bought us a bunch of chips and other snacks.
He dropped us off and we thanked him and waved him goodbye.
"You're dad is really nice," I said.
"He is," Violet watched the car as it disappeared, "Who knows why I ran away."
"Guys," Joseph said, "We better go give Eurystheus the tape."
We walked inside House on a Rock, found Eurystheus and handed him the tape.
"What is this?" he asked.
"A tape recorder," I answered.
He pressed the play button and beautiful songs played.
"I was expecting for you to bring me the actual Celedones," he frowned.
"Well that's not what you asked for," I said, "And you can't say that it doesn't count because you swore it on the River Styx."
"Well," he growled, "Are you ready to receive your next labor?"
"We very ready," Violet replied.
"Get me silk from the Indos Worm."
"But," I began, "The only way to capture it is to give it a child sacrifice!"
"Yes," he said, "Choose who it will be carefully."
We walked away and Violet, Joseph and I aced each other.
"Well," Violet said desperately, "What do we do know?"
"Don't worry," I said, "I have a plan."
"What else is new," Joseph muttered.
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