Chapter 4 Plan in action
As soon as Percy got near his home he told Grover to wait at the Deli while he 'took care' of things at home and waited for his mom. He warned Grover it might take a few hours before things finally was wrapped. Grover assured him that he would wait. Taking a 5 dollar bill Grover pretended to look through the chips.
Percy left the Deli. He made his way up to our little apartment. My abusive jerk of a step father was there. My mom, Sally Jackson wasn't home yet. Perfect. I used my powers to make them all forget about todays game of poker and coming.
"Hey, where ya going" Gabe slurred. Obviously drunk. His guests all left, the door closing behind them. He looked at me. Staggering over to punch me. He never made it . I simply unraveled all his molecules and made him evaporate. Zeus can have his molecules.
The first time around Gabe caused a lot of trouble. He made me a wanted criminal as well. Justice was served.
All this left know was waiting for my mom. This was going to be a long night. Deciding to pack ahead of time, I took a blue sports bag and started placing my clothes in it.
After I was done, just to pass time and get some training done before going to camp, I used my powers to clean up the mess. The air vapor in the air carried all the debris and dust and placed them into the trashcan.
I then checked the clock. 10 minutes until my mom gets home.
After thinking for a second, I shrugged. Might as well start exercising. I started doing push ups. I barley completed 3 sets of 10 before collapsing. Pathetic, I used to be able to do a 100. Oh well, I'll get there.
Suddenly, the door opened and my mom entered. She was wearing her red, white, and blue. It smelled like candy. She had brought me a huge bag of free samples.
She looked around in amazement.
" Why is everything so clean, and where is Gabe" she asked in amazement. Most probably because Gabe would have made cleaning for naught.
I took in a deep breath. It was now or never.
"He might have evaporated" he did "children of Poseidon have that power."
She looked at me wide eyed. "How did you-"
I felt bad for lying. But, I had to. It was the only way. So, I started telling her a fake story. One based on half truths and lies.