sand and salt

waves

Adeline sat on her bunk of the big, empty Poseidon cabin. She heard the songs coming from the campfire sing-a-long. She hugged her legs closer to her face, a single tear running down her cheeks. She heaved a sigh and walked over to the little freshwater spring in the corner of the cabin. Dipping her hands in the water, she ran them over her face to only be disappointed that her skin was still dry. She turned on her heel and took in the sight of the empty cabin.

The bed she took was on the other side of the room from the others. The other beds were neat while one was the complete opposite with the sheets in pure disarray. A hoodie hung on the side of it. A bag of only blue jelly beans sat on the bedside. A blue bean bag was flopped in front of the bed, it was obviously put there previously and had a pillow throw lazily onto it.

Adeline walked back to the bed. She switched on the sconce near her bed. She sighed, resting her head against the wall. A soft knock rang through the cabin coming from the door. "Come in," she called, trying her best to make her voice sound normal.

A blonde opened the door slowly. Her gray eyes were soft with a bit of sadness behind them. Annabeth walked over a sat down next the girl.

"I'm sure you're a bit overwhelmed with the whole situation," She spoke slowly and softly, as if she spoke to a child. Adeline nodded. "There is...another child of Poseidon," her grey eyes were laced with tears. "He was-he was my best friend."

Adeline started to look up, "W-What happened to him?" Tears began to stream down the girl's face.

"I-I don't know," her voice was barely a whisper. "We-we think Hera switched him with Jason."

"Jason, the blond one?"

A small smile graced Annabeth's lips, "So you've met."

Adeline nodded, "Leo introduced us. He called him—what was it—Blond Superman?"

The blonde laughed, "Leo loves nicknames. Especially between his friends. Jason and him are really close."

Adeline smiled, "Hey, thanks for coming to check on me."

"Of course. I'll be there for you if you have and questions about all of this," Annabeth said standing up. "I remember when Percy first got here he blew-" She was swiftly cut off as Adeline got up to hug her, "Thank you."

Annabeth was stunned for a moment then began to hug back. The two separated. Annabeth started to walk towards the door. "Sleep well, I'll see you tomorrow," She smiled.

"Thanks," Adeline waved.

She searched around the cabin for something to sleep in. She came across some t-shirts, which probably belonged to this Percy guy.

He probably wouldn't mind, right?

She slipped off her jeans and replaced her shirt with the new one. It came down to the tops of her thighs; shorter than she would have preferred but it would have to do. A shiver rolled down her spine from the atmosphere of the cold cabin.

She settled into bed with her eyes staring up at the ceiling. Adeline thought of her grandparents, how come they never told her of her mom? Did they meet her dad? Maybe they weren't even her grandparents. She could remember them as clear as day. Her grandmother was a kind hearted southern woman who was a stickler for manners and "the way a lady ought to behave." Her grandfather was an old gentleman with an accent just as thick as her grandmother's, he was strict, he loved to hunt, and fish in his free time; although Adeline couldn't bare to fish. She had grown up learning how to shoot and how to be a lady. Both were confusing for a young kid.

Then, her brain wandered to a memory she'd rather forget as she thought of: The Incident. Her eyes welled up with tears as she recalled every last detail. Her grandfather was shooting at a monster in the wood line as her grandmother and Adeline hid in her bedroom. Monster spoke in a low voice, promising to to leave and cause no harm if Adeline would go with him. Naturally she refused, but as the monster left guilt plagued her. She knew she couldn't put her grandparents into this sort of danger. So the night after the incident, she packed a bag and left. Adeline never returned to that house in the woods. She missed it as much as she missed her grandparents, or who she thought were her grandparents. A tear slide down her cheek at the thought as she slowly drifted off to sleep.
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The sunlight slipped in through the windows into the cabin. The sun warmed up the cabin making it much cozier than last night. Adeline's eyelids fluttered open. She sighed as she stretched out in the bed. Half the sheets were off the bed. Adeline shrugged and picked them up, onto the bed . Her feet were cold from the floor and she searched around for her socks.