The Riptides: Percy's Sister (Percy Jackson And The Olympians)

Book Two, Chapter Ten 2.10

June seventh, Thursday schedule

08:00-09:00 Breakfast and cabin inspections

Nothing kicks off your day like slowly eating Krave cereal just staring at Tantalus and Mr. D thinking about that one song Gives You Hell by All American Rejects.

When you see my face, hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell. When you walk my way, hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell. When you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well. Then he's a fool, you're just as well, hope it gives you hell...

Well, I guess Tantalus actually has been to hell, just starving and dehydrated all the time, not allowed to stop reaching for food or stop reaching for water he'll never be able to eat or drink for all eternity. I could never. Annabeth, Grover, Percy and I went to hell, then almost hell, hell last year because of some stupid quest to get some stupid stolen master bolt which got in the way of getting my mom back. Only to find out Luke stole it and we went to Hades, quite literally mind you, for nothing only to find out Ares kept the bolt hoping we'd stay and die down there so he can play Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis in real life. We're just one big happy family.

Occasionally taking a sip of blue orange juice and forgetting I already ate my strawberries. Wondering what kind of splendid moments today has in store for me.

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09:00-10:30 Ancient Greek

As I stood there with my lava spray gun, asbestos gloves and apron wondering WHO IN HADES had what was clearly a half eaten breakfast burrito for breakfast? I hate those things!

Who in their right mind couldn't decide whether they wanted breakfast or a burrito so they mished mashed it into both? Who's that indecisive that they had to do that? Like who's great idea was it to invent something like that? Eggs, bacon or whatever else goes in there, in the form of a burrito?

Go. Go and reconsider your life decisions.

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10:30-11:00 Picking strawberries

Another one of the few things in my schedule that stayed the same. So I was just picking some strawberries next to Evelyn and we made small talk.

"How was your avocado on toast?" I wondered.

"It was really good, I had some mayonnaise on- shut up!"

I laughed. "No seriously, how was it?"

"Really good, had some scrambled eggs on it too-"

"Bacon?" I interrupted.

She shook her head. "Duh. How was your cereal?"

"I chose Krave today, now you got me thinking of a bagel for tomorrow."

"Why not for lunch?"

"Bagels don't seem like a lunch or dinner food to me, more like a quick breakfast or a quick snack food."

"Any toppings?"

"Cream cheese or butter. No, just cream cheese on top." I decided.

She raised a brow. "Just cream cheese, nothing else?"

"Yeah," I nodded. "Just cream cheese with a side of strawberries."

"But not as a topping?"

"No. Add anything to your lipstick and nail polish collection?" I have yet to see someone who's lipstick and nail polish collection that's bigger than Evelyn's.