On the last day of the semester , I was just chilling in my grey beanbag chair, throwing a yellow tennis ball at the light brown and red wall of Yancy. Why make a room as ugly as a color like this? Why combine such different colors?
Oh well. I was looking forward to this summer, but I would miss Grover deeply, since he and Percy were the only friends that I made here. I would be going to Percy's house, since my nanny is back in Germany for a little while and my mom is still overseas.
Least to say, Percy's mom rocked. I had only met her once or twice, but she was really cool and nice. Much nicer than my own mother. I heard a knock on my door, and looked up to see Percy stick his head through."Ready to go?" He asked. I nodded."Now Percy, you don't just open a girl's door! I could have been getting dressed!" Percy blushed slightly."Uh, sorry. "
"Na, don't worry about it. I was just teasing. "He smiled and walked in, leaving the door wide open. He grabbed one of my two suitcases and I grabbed the other. I turned to give the room one last goodbye before we both made our way to the lobby. I said goodbye to some people before we officially left Yancy.
"Too bad we couldn't find Grover,"I muttered. Apparently, Grover was M.I.A., so we couldn't say goodbye. Percy nodded, and a voice behind us started me greatly."Hey guys!"I turned and smiled. There stood Grover, smiling, but with a worried look on his face. As we talked, we found out that Grover was taking the same Greyhound as us. Score!
More time my my something was seriously off with Grover. Grover was looking at everybody, looking as if they were criminals. He was usually nervous and fidgety, but not near to this extent. But as I looked around, I saw no potential threat to us. I just ended up looking out the window, watching everything pass by in a blur.
"Looking for a Kindly One?" Percy asked, making Grover jump high in his seat."Wha- what do you mean?" Grover asked, fear emitting through his voice. I sighed and leaned back. I knew that Percy would blow up eventually. He was okay at keeping secrets, but not keeping them from me or Grover.
So Percy spilled the beans. Grover's eye twitched a little, making me want to laugh."How much did you hear?" Percy shrugged," Oh, not much. What's the summer solstice deadline?"Percy asked. Grover winced."Look, guys... I was just worried. I mean, hallucinating about demon math teachers..."
"Grover-"I started, but he interrupted."And I was telling Mr. Brunner that maybe you guys were overstressed or something, because there was no such person as Mrs. Dodds, and,-""Grover, you're a horrible liar."I said suddenly. Grover looked down, his eyes on the floor. His ears turned a bright pink. He then reached into his pocket and got out two business cards.
"Just take these, okay? In case you need me over the summer."He handed Percy and me the cards. It looked really fancy, but something caught my attention."What's Half-" Percy started."Don't say it aloud!" Grover cried."That's, um... That's my summer address."I heard Percy sigh, and he turned to look at me.
It was a questioning glance. I shrugged and averted my gaze."Okay," Percy said grimly."So, like, if I wanted to come visit your mansion?"Grover nodded. "Or- or if you need me.""Why would I need you?"Percy asked, a little too looked slightly hurt and he blushed all over."Look, Percy, Daphne, the truth is I-I need to protect you guys."
We stared at him. Was this the same Grover that needed me and Percy to protect him from some regular bullies at school?The same Grover that cringed when teachers looked him in the eyes?"Grover," Percy said,"what exactly are you protecting us from?" Before Grover could reply, a huge grinding sound came from the back of the bus.
Pitch black smoke poured from under the dash and the. Filled the whole bus with the stench of rotten eggs. The bus driver cursed loudly and parked the Greyhound on the side of the highway. I groaned and sat up, annoyed. This would probably take a long while to fix it.