I was officially moving out of the Hades cabin today. I sat in front of his altar reluctant to actually leave.
I wasn't sure how to be a son of Apollo. Some other demigods were making assumptions and I tried not to care. They were right; I wasn't ready to be a Solace.
Dry leaves scratched across the floor boards. They had blown in through the open door. I wondered if this place would fall into disrepair when I left.
I was suddenly furious. "I hate you." I picked up the cypress branch draped over the side and broke it in two. I hurled it across the cabin. When that didn't work, I grabbed a poker from the fireplace and brought it down on the altar. It didn't even leave a mark. I almost screamed and slammed it harder. "I hate you! Why couldn't you have tried when I was out there by myself? I wanted you to be my dad but I had to ask someone else. Why didn't you care? Why didn't you even try?"
The wood wouldn't break. It was barely damaged. No matter how hard I tried, it didn't make a difference. I threw the poker. "You and your dead kids. Go ahead and keep them since they mean so damn much to you." I slammed the door as I left but it just bounced off the frame and swung back open as if inviting me to return.
I was still angry when I got to the Apollo cabin. Will glared at me and pointed to the other seat at his desk. I kicked over the chair instead. He stood up shouting at me. "How could you make a decision like that without talking to me first? Did you even think about how I would feel?"
I sat down on my bed and smoothed the wrinkles from the top blanket. "I wanted a family, Will."
I spent an hour in the Hades cabin before I went home for the evening.