Sorry for the super late update Had many things to do! Hope you enjoy reading the 4th Chapter! :D
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4th Chapter of Hayley Woodard, the lost daughter of Hera
Hayley's POV
Stop it!
Stop it!
Sigh... My first day of training in Camp Half Blood didn't turn as perfectly as I had planned.
Whispers there...
Whispers here...
I was sitting all alone in one of the tables during lunch time. They were serving something that I have obviously never even dare imagine being placed on my plate.
Last night, I had a hard time accepting all of this. While I lay in bed, I kept on insisting to myself that all of this was just a dream!
Also my mind kept lingering over the vision I had yesterday with the 2 Gods... especially Hera.
So far I've been classified as the weirdo... Bullies all over again.
I hate this place! I had no friend to talk to, Kayla was on some trip. My fellow campers kept on whispering rumours about me that was hard to not hear nor ignore.
"She probably was just being played by Hera..."
"Yeah... I mean why would Hera even dare have a child?"
"I thought Hera swore?"
Anger was brewing inside of me.
"Poor girl... What a waste of space here in the camp!"
"What do Hera children do by the way? Float on clouds?"
"Probably they just sit in all day waiting for servants to come their way..."
"Well I for one will not go near that freak!"
I pushed my plate away from me, buried my face into my two palms and headed straight for the woods. I didn't realize that Chiron was calling my name, but I knew then not to turn back and just get out of that place.
~O~
I sat behind a grand tree and watched as the campers finished their food, offered a bit of their food to the big campfire and diminish slowly, heading straight for their classes.
Suddenly, my view was blocked by a guy who had dark brown hair, had on the C.H.B. t-shirt paired with dark faded jeans also had on converse sneakers that was plainly red.
He was approaching me in a rather slow-moderate phase. I noticed how the wind blew his hair at the side making his red eyes pierce through the strands of hair that was covering his face.
He sat next to me in the same position as I am; Back leaned on the tree's trunk, legs tucked.
"I'm sorry for what the others have been saying, I know how it feels to be in such a vulnerable state. I remember my first day... the campers were laughing at me for having thought that we had to dance around the camp fire like from those ethnic tribes and since I wanted to show off, which is kinda bad by the way when you're not sure of yourself, I started dancing around the campfire and well... you can probably guess the next moments..."
I smiled at him for a while but as quickly as my smiled appeared, my smile vanished.
"I'm John, John Griff by the way, from the Ares cabin." He reached out his hand to me.
We shook hands.
"Thanks for the... welcome story. I'm Hayley, Hayley Woodard."
I didn't mind telling him what cabin I came from since I didn't want to ruin the moment and probably he knew what cabin I came from anyway.
"Tihee! Would you look at that! Two lovebirds!"
I jumped up, startled. Though John didn't get up but he looked up so I followed too.
I saw 3 girls, I think, sitting on one of the branches of the tree. They had long, silk like hair swaying with the wind. They were mostly colored green! They sparkle like pixies. They had moderately long dresses that, yes, were also green.
"Wha...Wha...What are they?"
John snorted, a gesture that made him look like he'd known the answer to this question a very long time.
"Nymphs."
"O dearie, we know what we are! But ho! Look at here Melinda, here stand the yone!"
The nymph that was named Melinda said, "The... Yone?"
"Oh Melinda! Yes the yone! You know the chosen one...?" said the other nymph.
"Excuse me! What are you talking about?" I said too fast. They looked at each other and snickered.
"Oh come on Melinda and Cressinda, stop playing with her!" John said a bit too loudly.
"We're just saying! You know boy, stop fooling around with someone like her who by the way is the yone... the single most bratty and spoiled girl of Hera. You may never know! She might even try to pull a trick on you!" As soon as Cressinda, the nymph, said this, John stood up angrily and glared his beady eyes at them. They ran right after that. I thought they were chickens since who would run away to someone like that of John but as soon as he turned his face to me I knew why. He had on red enflamed eyes, a big scar across his face.
One step back I took.
With one shake of his head, he returned back to normal.
"I'm sorry about that...you know how Ares' kids are!" He grinned.
"Oh...yeah almost forgot. Well uhh gotta go! Really need to be heading for my cabin." I didn't really need too but from the experience with John...I guess it kinda freaked me out to say the least.
As I turned away and took 2 steps, John gripped me by the arm.
"I'm sorry how I freaked you. Really! It's just that I can't help getting angry if someone would hurt you..."
He looked straight into my eyes, pleading me to stay.
"And why would you be?"
"I mean...uh...I mean...that..." He stuttered.
Unexpectedly, I giggled. I usually never giggle. The last time I giggled I've got a feeling that someone liked me! Oh no...
"Well for whatever reason, I'm glad you're here with me to defend me from those green...nymphs! Though I really gotta go...I don't know what's in store for me tomorrow but I've got a feeling it has something to do with me waking up early."
I pivoted my feet and headed straight for my cabin, leaving John to walk away.
You made a fool out of yourself...She never will like you...
Is it me or did I just hear that coming from John? When I looked back he was already miles away from me heading straight for his own cabin.
~O~
"Hush! Dear one! You'll never be hurt...Mama's here to cradle you from this curse...Hush little darling I know you'll be fine..."
I looked up and there I was being cradled by my mom! But how come I was being carried by mom when in fact a weigh so much! Then we passed by a gigantic mirror, and then I knew! I was a baby! Hera, with me on her arms, ran through the dark stormy night.
"Maybe they're over here! Hurry or Zeus might get angry with us and I don't like where his master bolt is going to end up!"
A few gladiators came running pass us. What idiots! I knew from then that we were the ones they were looking for.
"Don't hide Hera! Wherever you go here in Olympus, I'll definitely find you!" bellowed an angry deep voice.
"I won't be...I have another plan" murmured Hera.
In a few minutes, we halted in front of a huge golden gate. She whispered a chant.
"Hush and yonder lay east yield!" Hey...I know that! Wait the first letter of each word when put altogether spells...Hayley!
"You'd think you'd get away? I thought you we're much smarter than that!"
My mom turned around and there stood Zeus!
"Zeus! Please! Don't do this!"
Thunder rumbled.
"You swore to my sister's throne to be loyal...to have no children with humans! How dare you go against your oath!"
Tears came prickling down from Hera's face.
Then the golden door opened! In it stood a cloud hovering, she placed me on it.
"Well Zeus, you won't get to hurt her now!"
Zeus came rushing towards her and then before I know it, Zeus tried to strangle Hera!
"Close! Hayley...I...Love..." Then the golden gates closed.
~O~
*Gasping*
"Hayley! Hayley! Wake up!"
*Gasping*
"Hayley!"
Then my eyes opened.
"Are you okay? What happened?" exclaimed John.
I pushed myself up.
"I had this dream..." I swivelled myself in order for me to sit on the edge of my bed. I rubbed, with my thumb, the corner of my forehead.
"Don't worry, I've already called Chiron to come here...Everything's gonna be alright." John tucked a loose strand of my hair into the back of my right ear.
"You'll be fine..."
I was still a bit whoozy when Chiron entered the room.
He didn't sit since he was well a centaur...
"Tell me what happened!" He quickly demanded.
"I had a dream of me with Hera and that she was trying to let me escape from the clutches of Zeus. There was a very gloomy atmosphere all around...I couldn't bare remember it again!"
Chiron crossed his arms and said, "We need to talk to the oracle...I guess you have some unfinished business to do."
"What's an oracle?"I asked.
"You'll eventually find out for yourself when you get to talk to her..." explained John.
I bit my lower lip.
"Don't worry she won't bite. Hahaha" exclaimed Chiron.
"But Chiron...I don't know if I can stand up right now I still am in a bit of a daze!" I reasoned.
"Don't worry, take your time."
"John, I expect you to guide her for the rest of the day...make sure she gets help from you all the way. Also I would be expecting you two to meet at the right time in my office." He continued.
"Yes sir." replied John.
Nice...I'll get to bond with her!
"What did you just say?" I faced John.
"What? I didn't say anything!"
"Uhhh right..." I said.
I looked at Chiron and he was grinning at me then he shook his front left hoof, opened the door and galloped out of my room.
What the heck is in store for me? And did I hear John again talk or was it just because of my imagination? What's this oracle? Is it a fish?
So many questions and why do I keep on having dreams...visions at night!
"Come on Hayley! Better get ready...we've got to discuss a few things and it would take all day long..." said John.
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