First thing that hit me when we were driving down the road was the smell of Percys strong aftershave, I could tell it was Royall Lyme. I always have enjoyed the smell it reminded me of someone who had made an impact in my life, someone who I could never forget, Professor Victor. Athena took a moment to think back in time.
"Alright, lets try this again Athena." Professor Victor stated with a harsh tone.
"Sir, we have done this a thousand times, these bones are from a young caucasian male I would say late adolescence." Athena snapped.
"Cause of death?"
"Stabbing to the fifth vertebra."
"How can you tell?"
"The markings, they tell you the size of the weapon used if you want to know that as well?" in her sarcastic tone.
"Very funny. When was the time of death?"
"From the Bone density, I would say around the Dark Ages era."
"Are you certain?"
"Yes. Am I wrong?" filled with sass.
"Yes. Athena this is why you are my best student. You are going to go places Athena, as a matter of fact. I have written a letter of recommendation to the United States Medical and History Department about you and and they offered you a full time job." He smiled "Well, that is if you would be interested in this? Maybe the local coroner's office is more your liking?" He laughed while handing me the papers
Holy Crap! That came out of nowhere. "What? Sir, there is a couple of things wrong with this. First, I thought you hated me. You have made me do extra assignments, and appear to love making me answer difficult questions in front of the class, and secondly. Sir, aren't I kinda young to work there? It is so hard to get a job there, only the best of the best get jobs there, Sir. I am just out of college with no experience." It all flew out my mouth very fast.
"I did all that stuff because I saw potential in you, I know it is the best place to work and very hard to get in, but you deserve it, you are much younger than most of the people that work there. I am not saying it will be easy to walk at your age. But you have the degrees and the experience will come and rather fast I believe." He grinned. "You have a natural talent and drive for this. Sometimes I feel your the teacher and I am the student. This is something for whatever reason runs deep in you and many forensic scientists work their entire life with less natural ability and keen attention to such minute detail."
Without knowing what to do, I reached in to give him a hug, which from the way we was startled he didn't expect. He relaxed and hugged me back. Taking a deep breath in, I noticed his aftershave, Royall Lyme. "Thank you so much sir, I won't disappoint you." I shouted out as I sprinted down the hall. My parents are not going to believe me, I hope they're excited as much as me.
"Hey Athena." Percy scared her out of the dream. " you might want to catch some sleep before we get back to the lab, you might want it, especially if this is the presidents daughter. No one is going let you get sleep on that old couch in your office, if this is her and all."
"Thanks, Percy. I might take you up on that offer. By the way that couch means a lot to me." I replied.
"What did you get laid on that couch by your first real boyfriend?" Jokingly replied.
"No, It was my mothers favorite couch."
"You keep a couch because your mother told you so?"
"No, I keep it because it was the couch my mom bought me, before she died." I replied with a quiet tone.
"Oh my I am sorry." he replied with a quieter tone as well.
I doze off trying not to think of my mother, and focusing more on the case we have a head of us.