Chpt.10
"Where's Apollo?" Tayko questioned at the lunch table.
"He should be here soon. He texted me during class to tell me that he would be running late because was lecturing them on the importance of tattoos." I sighed.
"And once starts on that he never stops." Blitze laughed. Just then Apollo came through the doors.
"Hey Blitze, Hi Tayko, Hi Arti…" he paused for a second. "mis." he ended. I was annoyed that he almost called me Arti.
"Wait, your name is Artimis!" Tayko exclaimed.
"Yah." I answered just then realizing that was the first time someone used my real name at the lunch table. Tayko went bug-eyed.
"I thought your name was Girl!"
"Tayko, who names their kid Girl?" Crayola questioned.
"Well, there was a superstar who named their kid Apple. Why would Girl be any different for a billionaire?" Tayko asked. I shrugged. "So… if your name is Artimis, then I could call you Arti!" she smiled.
What!? Where did that come from? I bet Apollo told her to say that. "Please Tayko, call me Girl." I said.
"To late, you already look like an Arti to me." she smiled. I shot a look at Apollo and he had a smug smile on his face.
I need to get him back! Suddenly an evil thought came into my mind. "So Apollo, I hope you liked that soap opera you and Alfred were watching last night. What was it called again?" Apollo was silent. "Oh yah! Now I remember! It's called, 'How I Love My Hollywood Hair!'" I said. He glared at me. Ha ha I got him! He then nudged me a couple of times on my arm saying,
"Good one Arti. Good one." Usually him nudging me on my arm didn't hurt, but his elbow was pocking directly where I got shot. Each nudge I had to hold back a yelp of pain. "Arti? You okay? You don't look so good." Apollo said sarcastically seeing my pain.
"Just fine Apollo, just fine." I tried smiling threw clenched teeth. I can't hurt Tayko for calling me Arti, but if I have to suffer threw that accursed shortening of my name, Apollo will just suffer in general. My friends knew Apollo and I were having one of our "moments" when everything seemed to be a giant inside joke. (Which happened often.) Lunch flew by quick and so did school. The second Apollo and I were in the through the door of the mansion I said,
"Apollo, do you remember what I told you if you ever called me Arti again?" I had an evil smile on my face, and Apollo could see it.
"Yah." he said in a questioning tone giving me a nervous and confused look. I socked him in the face making him fly to the ground.
"I wasn't kidding." I growled