"The old man's coming home tomorrow. I can help you pack up."
I was standing outside Persephone's room. The old man was supposed to come home tomorrow, and Persephone was crazy paranoid. It was mainly because she didn't want to face the old man, but it was also because she didn't want me to get into trouble.
Persephone came out. "Nah, I'm good." She took out a piece of paper and a pen. On it was an email address. As I read it, I realized that it was her email address, and she wanted me to give her mine. I took the pen and went to the nearest table. After I was finished, I handed the paper back to Persephone. She looked like she was kind of sad, and didn't want to leave me alone. It was as though I was more than friends to her. And I don't mean it that way.
Persephone hugged me. "I promise I'll email once I find somewhere to stay. I don't know how long it'll be, but I will eventually."
"Good luck," I said.
We stopped hugging. "I remember I used to want a younger sibling but I never got one. You're like the younger brother I never had."
My eyes widened. I was like a brother to her?
"I'll seeya round, Terry." I watched her go downstairs, never to come back.
"Terry?" the old man asked.
"Yeah?" I turned around, while I was putting on the Bat-suit.
"Where there any...visitors?"
"Visitors?" By visitors, did he mean Persephone? "No."
"Right," he said slowly. He turned back to the screen.
I'd let Persephone in. She said she was here to help me. All that time she'd been here, I never considered for a split second that the old man would find out in any way. I was so stupid. I'd be lucky if I even made it a day keeping her a secret from the old man.
I swiped my credit card and took my ticket. Then I found sat on the floor, near the yellow line.
It had been nearly a day since I left Terry, and I already missed him. If it weren't for the old man coming back, then I'd still be at Wayne Manor, helping him with being Batman and what have you.
But if there was one person I missed more, it was Hades. My beloved grandfather.