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BROOKLYN

whew! i went home to collect my stuff. isaac wasnt home the next morning and my manager said to come at noon to collect my wages. weirdo.

anyway, i had been on the run since yesterday's terrifying events. making my way towards the cafe i noticed two women lazily pouring coffee into dirty mugs, wearing the same tattered uniform me and isaac were provided on our first day, 'newbies' i thought, and shook my head.

"i have come to collect my wages sir, i will not take anything less than the confirmed price." i confronted him with pride showing i would not back down.

"bah! comfirmed price you good for nothing idiotic little maggot! look around you!" he scrunched up his face doughball face was as ugly as it could get but automatically i looked around thinking how dramatic he could get about something that wasnt even my fault but anyway...

I was shocked at what i saw, half the building was crumbling down, the cafe i loved was in ruins. ashes everywhere, falling beams and table cloths with soot. the newly bought cappochino machine had teeth marks on it... i couldnt look. He practically spat in in my face.

"Already got your wages haven't you? Dont think you can trick ME? Hmmm!"

"Wwwhat ddo yyou mean?" So much for the proud look.

"That friend of yours, the one you hang over, came here and collected them, yes he did! Now get out of here before I call the police, again!"
I couldnt beleive it. Isaac had collected our wages, and just dissapeared! He hadnt said anything, i hadnt even seen him since yesterday! So much for him being a friend! Images of the times we had together filled my head bringing tears to my eyes. I hurried out the shop.

Isaac and I lying in the middle of a field of daisies, staring at the sky, hands touching.

He grinned and pointed at the sky, showing a cloud shaped like the moon. I pointed out a snake and a feather. He showed me a fish. Finally, the sun came out and a ray of light illuminated another cloud. It was a wonky heart. I grinned.

"Just like us together," i said.

He smiled back at me. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Forever."

The memories filled me. Where was Isaac? What had he done with my wages? Why had he run off?

Isaac's p.o.v

i filled my lungs with fresh air. Stepping off the bus I walked to the main road and headed off. Memories of the dream last night filled my head. I felt like i was going crazy. But it was worth it.

even leaving brook?

a small voice in my head. I felt so guilty. I didnt know why I had done what I did. I had just left Brook. And I had taken her money. But it was so weird, the cafe was broken and crumbling. Atleast she had got away from that crazy manager. i remebered the dream again. It kept filling my head

mist swirled around me. I looked round, scared. I couldn't see anything. The mist cleared, and a man stepped forward.

"Isaac," the man's voice was caring and gentle.

"How do you know my name?"

"Do you know mine?"

i looked at him. His entire posture seemed familiar. He wore a jogging suit, held a cadeuceus, and wore winged trainers. Slightly tanned skin and sleek brown hair with bluey eyes. His face looked... Looked like me.

"Dad?" My voice was barely a whisper. For years I had had resentful thoughts that i would say to my dad when I met him again, but now I fought to hold back tears.

"Why did you leave me?"

"I'm so sorry. But I am not just another mortal man."

"what?" But even as I spoke, i guessed it.

"hermes." God. A god. God.

"I'm sorry it had to be this way. But you are in danger. You must go."

"go where?!"

"the closest place of safety. Camp half blood."

So here I was, walking on a main road, long island, watching waves break along the shore. I wove inbetween pedestrians, darted away from cars and basically ran my way to long island sound. I got to the beach. The day was dull and grey, and the water was dark and mysterious. I walked along the beach. I walked and walked. In places it was hard, so i had to get my feet wet, or scratch myself with branches. But i just walked.

after a while, i saw a bird. It was red with claws, and i hadnt seen one like it until it turned, and i saw it had a face. Not a bird's face, but a human's. A woman's. She shrieked and fluttered up the tree until she thought again and came back down.

"ella here. Who comes to ella here please?"

"umm, Isaac?"

"Oh its isaac its isaac! TYSON!" She screeched.

"ella i am here what is it!" A huge boy came bounding up to us. He wore a flannel shirt and tatty jeans. He was seven foot, and when I looked up, had crooked teeth and, gulp, one eye. Not like one eye was knocked out, just one eye in the centre. A cyclops.

I scrambled back.

"Cccyclops!"

"Tyson it isaac here, isaac there, isaac everywhere. Old macdonald. Macdonalds 2010 to 2014!"

"hello!" The cyclops tyson beamed at me.

"okaaaaaaaay. Hi."

"this way to pony guy."

"pony guy?"

"centaur chiron, over 8000 years old." Ella interrupted.

"urm, lead the way i guess," i hoped most people in the camp would be more, normal? Than this...