Chapter 29


Disclaimer: I do not own the PJ or HoO series by Rick Riodan


"Kyra, are you okay?" Scarlett asks.

"Yea. I'll meet you guys at the mess hall in a few minutes." I say.

"Okay. C'mon, Scarlett." Danielle says, swinging the door open and stepping out onto the porch.

I hear the door close and I collapse onto my bed. I hoped my mother could get better. I really wanted to be happy again. Truly happy.

Just as I'm about to walk out and to the mess hall, my phone starts ringing again. I look at the screen to see an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?" I answer.

There's a slight giggle on the other end then, "Your family will burn, Kyra Hale. Starting with her."

The line goes dead and I drop the phone. Can you say, instant panic attack? I had to tell someone about this. I had to get back to Baltimore as soon as I could.

I pick the phone up off the ground and go to John's number. He was probably getting really tired of seeing my name pop up on his phone screen but I didn't give a fuck. This was urgent.

"Yes, Kyra?" he answers, sounding weary.

"You need to go get mom. Right now." I say, hearing the panic in my own voice.

"What happened this time?" he sighs.

I explain the phone call I had just gotten, my words tumbling out of my mouth.

"You see? You need to go get her." I say, trying to get him to see the urgency in the situation.

"Kyra, it was probably just a prank call." he sighs.

"But it wasn't! The dreams and the campfire last night and what Apollo told me-"

"Wait, hold up. What about the campfire and what did Apollo tell you?" he asks.

"Were you not listening last night when I called you?" I ask.

"Kyra, I was half asleep. I don't even remember hanging up last night, much less what you were talking about." he says.

I sigh then quickly go over who Callie actually is, or used to be, and what went down between her, mom, and Apollo. Then I tell him, once again, about the message from the campfires last night.

"Oh. Maybe it wasn't a prank call." he says, his voice small.

"Duh! Now you see why I've been freaking out!" I say, exasperated.

"Yea. I'll go get mom and make sure she's safe. I'll call you when she's with me." he says.

I hear his car keys jingle in the background and I know he's actually taking me seriously, for once.

"Okay. Call me if anything happens." I say, walking towards the cabin door.

"I will, I will." he says.

I end the call and pocket the phone. Even though I knew John was on his way to get mom, I still had an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.

A/N:

Here's another chapter for you guys... Just 'cause you're all awesome and 28 was a bit short... Well, this one is actually shorter but oh well. Two chapters in one day! I bet you guys love me!

So it's getting a bit more interesting... The next chapter is a lot longer! Everything just gets better and better. I can't wait for you guys to read 33! OMG, it gets so intense after that! :)

XOXO,

Mrs-diAngelo25