I rushed out of my cabin as soon as I heard the shriek. I hoped no one else heard it. I tried to think of where the scream was coming from. I didn't have to

wonder long before I heard the scream again. It's coming from the Big House!I I realized. I changed direction and raced to the big, blue house on the hill. I

tried to think of why someone would let out a scream so loud and desperate in camp. I reached the Big House to see Chiron, curlers in his tail, trying to talk to

a pacing, dark-haired girl. That half-blood had the gall to wake Chiron? Dang. Girl has guts, I'll give her that. I made my way behind a pine tree next to where

Chiron was standing with the dark-haired girl. I caught a glimpse of her face that was different from the shy little kid that Clarisse was dragging around. Her

eyes were sunk deep into her face, and her black hair hung limply around her crazed face. A thought hit me. Had the poor girl gone mad? She was visibly

shaking, even from where was standing. "Sophia, please," Chiron began tiredly. "No!" The girl, Sophia, snapped. She didn't sound tired at all. "I can't do this! I

know I'm screaming but I can't help it!" Sophia went rigid and her eyes turned black and pupil-less. She let out one of the screams I'd been hearing. I shivered.

When I shivered I rustled the pine tree next to me. Chiron and the now normal-eyed Sophia jerked around to look at me. I mentally kicked myself. "Show

yourself." Chiron barked. I figured the old guy was tired and cranky. I slowly rose from my spot. Chiron's face softened but Sophia's turned quiet and shy.

"Claire. Did we wake you?" "Um," I shot a glance to Sophia. Chiron must have seen the terror and concern on my face because he said "I see." I nodded

dumbly. "You might as well stay and help." I gaped at him. He never lets us help with things that got taken to the Big House. Chiron smiled an old, trained

smile. "Don't look so surprised. Come on up."

"So you scream, and you know you are, but you can't stop it, and you don't know why. This just started when you got here." I rattled off the facts that Sophia

had told me and gave her a questioning look. Sophia sat on an overstuffed chair inside the Big House with her arms crossed. She gave me a curt nod to

acknowledge that I was correct. "And you don't know your godly parent?" I asked. Sophia gave an exasperated sigh. "Did you not hear a word I just said? No,

I don't. In fact, I really don't think I'm a demigod!" Sophia sat back crossly. "Sophia, you must be a demigod, or else-" "I know. I wouldn't have been able to get

through the barriers. I know, I know, I know!" Sophia was close to tears behind her strong facade. "But Sophia, Grover wouldn't have been able to smell you.

He said you smelled even stronger than most." I said gently. I realized that Chiron asked me to stay because his patience was thin, and mine was fresh. The

old centaur is a genius. "Exactly." Sophia pushed up from her chair and started to pace again. No wonder she's in such good shape. "I still don't think I'm a

demigod. I'm something else. I can't be a child of the Big Three, because I don't have a strong pull towards storms, water, or death or any of that stuff. I'm

something stronger than a demigod." I closed my eyes for a second and reopened them. "Then what do you have a strong pull towards?" Sophia stopped and

stared at me. Her eyes were black again. I braced myself. She screamed that ear-splitting scream again. I noticed that her eyes turn back immediately after the

scream. Sophia shook her head and smiled ruefully. "Sorry." "It's all right. You cant help it." I smiled too. "Now back to my question. If you're not drawn to the

Big Three stuff, what are you drawn to?" Sophia looked at me with big, brown, vulnerable eyes. "That's just it. These screams are all I know. I'm not drawn to

anything or anyone. I don't even remember anything. The last thing I remember is that cute green-eyed kid kicking a big horned thing. Then everything left. I

only remember my name because I told it to that kid before I blacked out. I don't have any clue about who I am.

Sorry for not updating in a while, been super busy! Next chapter sometime...