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I can't believe it. My sister walked through the doorway, her boyfriend on her arm. For a second, I didn't know why I was stunned. Then it hit me. His dark black hair, skinny disposition, looking like he was working in a garage all day. Hm. Now who does that remind me of? LEO FREAKI'N VALDEZ! Oh my gods. The son of one of the GREEK gODS is in my living room! I've probably never said that before. He stared at me like I fell from the moon, my whole family did. After a few seconds of looking like an idiot, I managed to whisper, "Leo?"

"Oh, did I already tell you his name?" Asked my sister.

Right then and there, I decided to lie about the whole thing. They would never believe me! I even think it sounds crazy, but my gut tells me that this is Leo Valdez. "Nice to meet you, Leo." I held out my hand. He took it, and his hands felt warm and oily. I wiped my hands with a dishcloth.

"Oh, sorry, I was working, uh, in the shop." He says, but I can tell he's lying. My mother tries to break the ice by asking Catherine and Leo how they first met. Great. She starts babbling along on on how two days ago her car broke down, and he towed her, and they ended up talking, and he's the one, and blah blah blah. I don't want to sound rude, but WHY is he dating MY SISTER? And she usually only goes for idiots.

My mom calls everyone to the table, and I'd forgotten how hungary I was. I start inhaling a burger, and I'm halfway there when my mom motions me to stop. "Catherine and Leo aren't here yet. Wait till they come sit down. Ugh. Catherine and Leo. Has a terrible ring to it. I slowly put down my burger, still hungry. My stomach is still rumbling, calling for more substance. Where are they? Why does mom not have enough sense to not let Catherine be alone with boys in her room? I mean, she's a teenager. They do crazy things, I'm told.

I think if everyone just lets me read, I'll be a great teenager. But I think mom and dad are expecting me to be just like Catherine, a girl obsessed with looks, not IQ. Me, I don't really care what I look like, just a ponytail, sweatshirt, and jeans. No makeup. Although that's what I'll probably be getting every Christmas, birthday, or Percy Jackson's birthday (I make my family celebrate it each year). Catherine loved the mascara, and lipstick and... well, those are the only makeup stuff I know of. What I would really like, is to have the whole Percy Jackson and Heros of Olympus series, instead of having to go to the library three miles from my house to get them.

Catherine is probably the most popular girl at her school, always going to parties and stuff. Me, I only have one best friend, Marcus. He and I love to read together, and talk about Percy Jackson. But let me clear something up for you right now: we are not in love. He's like my brother, and I'm sure he feels the same way. Since we go to different schools, we don't see each other during the school day, we spend almost every afternoon, weekend, and summer together. Sometimes we don't even talk, just read. And when one of use gets to tired to read, the other one reads aloud. My sister thinks it's lame, but I really don't care about her opinion. I like it, thats all that matters, no social status.

Leo and Catherine come into the dining room, slapping me out of my thoughts. I start eating the rest of my burger, thankful it's still warm. Then I catch Leo giving a wink across the table, but nobody notices, my parents are talking about something political, and the boys are waging a hamburger buns fight. Then I glance under the table, and Leo and Catherine are holding hands. She never does this. And Leo looks like he's enjoying it! I mean, is this some universal crazy day that I wasn't notified about?


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