"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast." Oscar Wilde

7:25- Mess Hall

"Okay what's scarier? Making out with Clarisse or having a hot one night stand with Mr. D?" Nico asked.

"Ugh. Do I have to choose?" Percy asked.

"Yes pretty boy you have too." Nico answered.

Percy thought for a second. "A make out session with Clarisse, seeing Dionysus naked would probably make me commit suicide."

"Or worse." Jennifer said. "Go gay." My whole table started to crack up.

Im pretty sure all you folks out there are pretty confused right now, so let me fill you in before I carry on with the story.

Im currently at breakfast with my buddies Nico, Percy, Annabeth, Rachel, and Jennifer. Rachel is this redhead chick who is…weird, but at the same time pretty cool. And Jennifer is my half-sister. She has blonde hair like and hazel eyes, like me. She's really mellow and smart. Sometimes I think she's smarter than (sssh) Annabeth.

"Okay, okay shut the fuck up and let me go." Rachel said. Oh, and did I mention she uses curse words 97% of the time?

'Kit, would you rather listen to Party in the USA for four hours straight, or go blind for a whole day?" she asked. Oh, though one.

"I would rather go blind for the whole day." I decided. Annabeth looked mad.

"What? Why, you don't like Miley Cyrus?" she asked. Ew, why would I like some wannabe Britney Spears?

"No, I don't. Do you?" I asked. She looked puzzled as if she didn't know how to answer the question.

"Um…" she said but got interrupted by Chiron.

"Attention fellow demigods, im proud to present Camp Half-Bloods 2nd Parents Day! Please act on your best behavior today." I swear when he said that he glanced over at Rachel. Go figure. "That'll be all."

"Gods I hate Parents Day. Why do our parents need to come anyway, what happened to them just staying home while we chill?" Jennifer asked.

"I know how you feel." Nico said.

"Wait, what's Parent's Day?" I asked. Everyone looked at me as if I dropped from the sky.

"Isn't it obvious?" Annabeth asked. I starred at her, and she rolled her eyes.

"It's when your parents come to camp the check on your progress. Gods Kit, sometimes you really can be oblivious. Like somebody else over here…" she mad a gesture towards Percy, and everyone laughed.

Percy looked confused. "What?" he asked, that made us laugh harder. Me oblivious. Yeah right, oblivious to what my feelings?

Wait, what?

12:34- Apollo Cabin

Me, Jen and Rachel were in the Apollo cabin when Jen brought up the forbidden subject.

"Rach, who's coming for Parent's Day today? Your mom or dad?" she asked.

"Im pretty sure my Dad's coming. I think Chiron told me that he would use the mist to make him not see the gods or some shit like that." She said. Jen laughed.

"Kit, is your mom coming?" Jen asked. Great, she brought it up.

"Um, not sure. I don't even think she knows about it." I said. My voice sounded horse.

Rachel seemed to notice this. "Dude are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, im fine." I said. They didn't buy it.

"What's wrong, did you find out that Nico was having meaningless sex with Katie Gardner?" Rachel asked. I threw a pillow at her.

"Ha ha, very funny. Anyway I wouldn't care if he was doing her anyway." I said. Rachel cracked up and Jen rolled her eyes.

"Uh-huh. Whatever you say Miss. Tyler." Jen said.

"I wouldn't! Honest!" I said. Rachel just laughed harder, and I threw another pillow at her.

"Sorry, it's just you're a really bad liar." Rachel said. I rolled my eyes.

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Not."

"Are too."

"NO!"

"YES!"

"Both of you shut the hell up!" Jen said.

"Not." Rachel said.

"Yes." I said.

"Not!" Rachel said. Jen slapped both of our heads.

"Not." Rachel mumbled and Jen slapped her head again.

See how handy Jennifer can be?

2:45- Greek Mythology 101

Yes people it is true. I am currently at class.

Sucks right? Yes I know, but hey it's better than nothing.

Anyway I like to use this quite time (well it's quite when you ignore Mr. Smelly blab about the gods. And yes, that's his real name. Shocker right?) to daydream about...well, anything that comes to mind. Unfortunaly I can't because I have a particular event coming up. Parents Day.

Saying those words give me shivers.

Anyway class ends on 5 minutes, and im supposed to meet Nico and Percy at the arena. Turns out Parents Day is going to be there. Maybe with a slight chance of hope my mom would come back alive and come here. What do you think?

…Once again, don't answer that…

3:06- Apollo Cabin

Okay, I know im supposed to be at the arena but I can't face all those…parents. I just can't. I've decided to stay in my cabin and skip it.

3:07- Apollo Cabin

Plan skipping Parents Day still working, and there's nothing you can do to convince me otherwise.

3:07- Apollo Cabin

Nothing at all.

3:08- Apollo Cabin

Stop looking at me like that…

3:10- Apollo Cabin

Ugh! You win, ill go, but only because Nico and Percy are going to be there. Annoying people…

3:18- Arena

"You're late." Nico said. I frowned.

"Oh, and like you never been late for anything." I retorted. Percy laughed.

"The lady has a point there di Angelo." He said. Nico rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. Can we please go see your mom now Perce?" Nico said.

He shrugged. "Sure, why not? Follow me gang!" he said in a crappy imitation of a British accent. What a loser. Anyway, as we followed Percy somebody (cough, Nico, cough) brought up the forbidden subject.

"So, is your mom coming?" he asked. I stopped dead in my tracks. Dead in my tracks. Dead, just like my mom.

"Are you coming?" he asked. I continued walking.

"Um, no im not sure. I think she has to work today or something." I said.

"My grandma said she's coming today, thank gods." He said. I smiled.

"You must really love her." I said. He smiled back.

"Yeah, she's like the only family I have left. Except for you of course." He said. What did he just say? I was going to say something, but then Percy had stopped us.

"Hey mom." He said. It was obvious he was really close to his mom.

She tackled hugged him. "Percy, you've grown since last time!" she said.

He sighed. "Mom you're smothering me." She let go of him.

"Sorry, im just so happy to see you!" she said. He sighed again. He was so lucky that he still had his mom.

"Mom, you know Nico right my friend?" Percy asked. She nodded and shook his hand.

"And this is Kit." He said pointing to me.

When she looked at me there was a glint in her eyes. Like she knew something I didn't.

"Of course." She held out her hand and I shook it. "I heard a lot about you dear." She smiled. What did that mean?

"Um, you too." I said. Percy and Nico laughed.

"Guys, ill catch up too you later, kay?" Percy asked. We nodded, and then he left with his mom.

"Nice lady. She's seems cool." I said.

"She is." Nico said. We walked alone in silence for awhile, and ill admit, it was kind of nice. I've become adept to walking alone with Nico. Well walking alone with him through an arena filled with demigods and mortals, but still pretty close to alone. Then I saw him.

Henry was walking towards me and Nico.

3:32- Arena

"Hello Kit, you've gotten taller." Henry said. Nico looked between both of us curious.

"Kit who is this?" Nico asked.

"This is Henry, my stepfather." I said.

"Nice to meet you Nico, I just came here to take her back home." Wait, did he actually think I was going home with…him?

"Im not going anywhere with you. Ever." I said. Nico looked puzzled.

"Yes you are, c'mon." I stepped back and ran away. I heard Henry call my name, but that just made me run faster.

I had to get away, I just had to.

4:04- The Pier

I hate my life. I hate it, I hate it, I HATE it.

Why does my world revolve around crap and drama? Why can't I just have a normal non- psychopathic stepfather life? Why?

"Kit!" I heard Nico call after me. I got up to run away again, but I tripped over a (don't laugh) pebble. Curse me clumsiness.

Nico caught me. "Hey, are you okay?' he asked. I shook my head. He picked me up and took me over to the dock. He sat on it keeping me in his arms.

"What's wrong? You know Henry's worried about you." He said. I looked up at him.

"Concerned about me? Concerned about me? After all that crap he put me through, he has the never to lie and say he's concerned about me!" I yelled.

"Kit, clam down, he's just trying to be a good father." He said. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

I laughed. "If only you know what he did to me…" my voice trailed off.

"Tell me then." He said. "Tell me what he did to you."

"I…I can't." I said. He got angry. Great, another angry man in my crazy life.

"Why not?" he said in an angry tone.

"I just can't Nico." I said.

"You are so annoying!" He said and shoved me off his leg.

"You really want to know what he did to me Nico?" I said. "Ill tell you. He…" my voice cracked.

"Kit tell me all ready!" he yelled.

"HE RAPED!" I yelled. Tears were running down my cheeks.

"Every day for my birthday, ever since I was 5 he raped me. He would call it my 'birthday present'. Every fucking year he would hit me and push me down the stairs and touch me and…" my voice trailed off again.

I looked over at Nico, who looked somewhere between shocked, angry and heartbroken.

He looked down at me. "Kit I had no…im so, so sorry." He finally said. He pulled me into a hug. Thank god he did too.

Because right now he was all I needed, and more.

Once more you tell those lies to me;

Why can't you be straight up with honesty?

When you say those things in your ear,

Why do you always tell me what you wanna hear? – All These Things I Hate by Bullet for My Valentine

Authors Note: Hey peeps! Im sorry I know the other chapter sucked bad, but I made it up with a new chapter! (round of applause for meh!) Tell me what you think by…REVIEWING! Question for the chapter: Any ideas for the next chapter?