CHAPTER 5
It was 4:00 am and I was ready to go on a quest. I got one hour left before we leave Camp Half-Blood. I am really excited, but I don't know about my companions. Annabeth's a great fighter, and a great strategist. I trust her. She's one of the best fighters in camp. But Silena, I am not sure about her. She's a typical Aphrodite kid. She'd rather break her diet than mess up her hair during a fight. I know I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but Aphrodite girls are all the same. I don't know why father's in love with her.
Usually, we assemble 30 minutes before the call time. When I got there, Silena was already there (weird, because I thought she was going to be late) and she only brought one bag-a back pack actually, which was unusual for me. I was expecting her to bring 3 suitcases. It's a good thing she decided to bring less.
Silena was wearing an over-sized pink (slightly see through) shirt, black jeans, and a pink pair of converse shoes with a really upstaging lace. It was weird seeing her in pants. I usually see her in shirts and shorts. She waved at me when she saw me.
"Hi Charlie!" She said with a big smile on her face.
"Hey". I said, not minding the fact that she called me Charlie.
A few seconds after, Annabeth arrived with a back pack and her Yankees cap tugged inside her jacket.
"Hi Annabeth" Silena said.
"Hi! Guess were complete then" I said. It was rude to not say anything.
"Hi guys! So what's the plan, Beckendorf? Got a clue where your dad is?" Annabeth asked
"Well I know this hotel-The Plaza Hotel. He usually goes there every time he's in New York. I saw him a lot of times there. He seems busy, carrying a lot of things. I feel he's there"
"So it's settled then. Plaza Hotel."
"But we have one problem" I said "The Plaza Hotel's expensive. Camp can only lend us fifty dollars each. And a night there costs at least 20 per person. The food's not free too. And we still have to pay for food and transportation. Unless we want to starve or walk, I guess."
"Don't worry" Silena said looking up from her phone. She seemed to have texted somebody. "I have credit cards. We can pay for it"
"But it will take you one week of your allowance" Annabeth said.
"3 weeks, actually. But it's ok. The quest is more important."
Just then, Chiron came and called us.
"Ok campers. Ready Beckendorf?" Chiron asked
"We are Chiron"
And with that, we stepped into the strawberry van that will take us to the nearest bus stop to New York.
It was really nice of Silena to use her credit cards. But something tells me it'll need more than credit cards to win this quest.