Chapter 13
The night before…
A cold voice sliced through the crisp air, filled with contempt and evil.
"Are you sure they won't suspect anything?"
The next voice was calm, and almost robot-like, as if in a trance.
"Yes, I'm quite sure. They're looking for a monster, not anything else." The speaker's eyes cleared up as his own opinion seeped out. Leo opened his mouth to speak his mind. "But, I, um. I don't feel quite comfortable working against my frien-
Audrey snapped her fingers, and the sharp sound echoed against nothingness. Leo's eyes clouded once again.
"Now, what were you saying?" Audrey said with a drawl.
"Huh. Strange. I forgot."
"Strange indeed. Do you remember the plan?"
"Yes. Play with their minds. Make them think the world is against them. Draw them in one by one, until all of them…uh. What's the point of this again?" Leo stuttered.
"I can't trust you yet, sorry, sweetie," Audrey said.
"But, how are you going to carry out this plan?"
"Oh, I'll have help."
Audrey snapped her fingers once again, and a ghostly image appeared beside her. Leo sucked in a breath.
"Is that- no, it can't be. Is it?" Leo whispered.
Audrey smiled. "You mean is he. Our dear friend Sammy is back. Oh, I believe you have some catching up to do."
Leo's jaw dropped as he stared at his great-grandfather's face.
A day later, when the group sees Sammy…
"Sammy?" Hazel's voice was barely a whisper when she spoke her long-lost love's name.
The ghost of Sammy merely smiled. He moved closer to her and brushed her cheek with his thumb. Not saying anything, he pulled Hazel's face to his, and they kissed, making up for decades of their relationship lost. Nobody seemed to notice that Sammy was able to touch her, unlike other ghosts who didn't have a density. Meanwhile, Frank stared at the reunion, his face filled with absolute horror.
When Hazel and Sammy finally pulled apart, nobody moved. Hazel and Sammy were staring at each other, Frank stared at the couple, everyone else looked at each other in confusion in shock, while Leo stared at the floor.
Hazel could barely speak. "Sammy! How? When? What? I mean-"
"Shhh," Sammy soothed. "I'm here now." He looked around at the other demigods. "I assume you've heard of me. Sammy Valdez, funny boy extraordinaire."
He looked at Frank with cold eyes and stuck out his hand. "Nice to meet you."
Frank, still dumbstruck, could think of nothing to say except. "Uh, pleasure to meet you to." He stared Hazel, completely betrayed.
Only then did Hazel realize what had just happened.