Making Friends - Malconnor

Invitation

Malcom POV

"Malcom Pace!" Kayla barged into my cabin, making me jump.

"Yes Kayla?" I say hoping this won't take long, not that I didn't want to see my only friend aside from my siblings, it's just the deadline for these blueprints is next week and I need to finish them.

"You haven't left your cabin in three days, three days Malcom! It's not healthy." She scolded me, sitting on the ladder leading to my bunk, a few of my siblings were shooting her glares for disrupting their work.

" . . . and?" I asked, hoping she wasn't going to try and convince me to go to another social event, apollo cabin movie night was one social event to many for this summer. I still can't hear the star wars theme song without thinking of the horrid smell of burnt popcorn.

"You are coming with me to Juniper's party this evening." She said, obviously exited. A party, this is worse than I thought, party's consist of angry draiads, large crowds, and loud music, so . . . not really my style.

"I barley know Juniper, how come I'm invited?" I ask trying to find any way to avoid going to the party.

"There's only going to be like 10 people there, and you're coming as my plus one, barley anyone is bringing one because their significant other and all of their friends are invited but aside from you, Nyssa, Cecil, and Austin will be coming as people's plus ones." Ok maybe it's not as bad as I thought, I still need to finish these blueprints though.

"I don't know Kayla I have a lot-" I started to protest before Annabeth interrupted me.

"You haven't left the cabin in days Malcom and this conversation is distracting everyone from their work, therefore you're going." Annabeth decreed, in a tone that said argue and I will sic and army of spiders on you before returning to your work.

"Great, I'll come get you at 6:00." Kayla said before promptly disappearing out the door. I guess I'm going to a party.