September 12
Will
"Come on, Will, you can't seriously find anything else to work on in here." Kayla, Lou Ellen, and Cecil were sitting on the main desk of the infirmary, watching him re-hang all of the curtain dividers after washing them.
"Actually, I think I'm going to consolidate some of the meds. I noticed that there are a bunch of Aspirin bottles that only have a few pills in each, and I'm sure those aren't the only ones, so.."
Kayla rolled her eyes. "Come on, even I'm not that obsessive about the storage closet. Stop pretending that you're busy."
"Yeah, Will, it's been almost two weeks. He isn't coming back, you have to move on."
Will glared at Lou Ellen. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Cecil snorted. Lou Ellen sighed. "Nico. Nico di Angelo. That kid that used to live in the Hades cabin and was going to stay through the year but Drew was an A+ bitch to you two and scared him off and you've been moping around in here ever since pretending none of it actually happened. That's what we're talking about."
Will glared at her again and continued to hang up the sheets.
"Will… please," Kayla was trying for a more gentle approach. "Just come with us to the campfire tonight and try to have a good time and be nice."
"Nice to whom?"
Kayla looked down at her nails. "Just, you know, whomever."
Will looked at her suspiciously, and Lou Ellen jumped in. "Will, look, you've got to get over di Angelo. We're just trying to help. If he wants to send himself into exile for whatever reason, that's his problem. But you're still here and we miss the old Will, the one who actually left the infirmary sometimes to see his friends."
"Yeah, and to help you forget Nico we found you someone better."
"Someone your type!"
Will groaned.
"Please, Will? Just come tonight and be nice, for us? Your friends who you've been neglecting?"
"Please?"
Will looked at Cecil, who shrugged as if to say, they're not going to stop, you know.
Will sighed and nodded, resigned.