JASON
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I had barely talked to Coach Hedge and found out he really didn't know me when the wind picked up.
The storm churned into a miniature hurricane. Funnel clouds snaked toward the skywalk like the tendrils of a monster jellyfish.
Kids screamed and ran for the building. The wind snatched away their notebooks, jackets, hats, and backpacks. I skidded across the slick floor, my heart racing in a panic.
Leo lost his balance and almost toppled over the railing, but I grabbed his jacket and pulled him back.
"Thanks, man!" Leo yelled in my ear.
"Go, go, go!" said Coach Hedge.
Piper and Dylan were holding the doors open, herding the other kids inside. Piper's snowboarding jacket was flapping wildly, her dark hair all in her face. I thought she must've been freezing, but she looked calm and confident- telling the others it would be okay, encouraging them to keep moving.
Me, Leo, and Coach Hedge ran toward them, but it was like running through quicksand. The wind seemed to fight us, pushing us back. Inside Leo's backpack, the cat was going insane, and I heard some fabric ripping.
"What is that?!" Coach demanded.
Leo's eyes widened. "Um, my tummy! Yeah, I had some spicy shit last night!"
Dylan and Piper pushed one more kid inside, then lost their grip on the doors. They slammed shut, closing off the skywalk.
Piper tugged at the handles. Inside, the kids pounded on the glass, but the doors seemed to be stuck.
"Dylan, help!" Piper shouted.
Dylan just stood there with an idiotic grin, his Cowboys jersey rippling in the wind, like he was suddenly enjoying the storm.
"Sorry, Piper," he said. "I'm done helping."
He flicked his wrist, and Piper flew backward, slamming into the doors and sliding to the skywalk deck.
"Piper!" I tried to charge forward, but the wind was against me, and Coach Hedge pushed me back.
"Coach," I begged, "let me go!"
"Jason, Leo, stay behind me," the coach ordered. "This is my fight. I should've known that was our monster."
"What?" Leo demanded. A rogue worksheet slapped him in the face, but he swatted it away. "What monster?"
The coach's cap blew off, and sticking up above his curly hair were two bumps- like the knots cartoon characters get when they're bonked on the head. Coach Hedge lifted his baseball bat- but it wasn't a regular bat anymore. Somehow it had changed into a crudely shaped tree-branch club, with twigs and leaves still attached.
Dylan gave him that psycho happy smile. "Oh, come on, Coach. Let the boy attack me! After all, you're getting too old for this. Isn't that why they retired you to this stupid school? I've been on your team the entire season, and you didn't even know. You're losing your nose, grandpa."
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νεκρός || Annabeth Chase x Fem!OC
Fanfiction"I'm sorry that I hurt you It's something I must live with everyday And all the pain I put you through I wish that I could take it all away And be the one who catches all your tears That's why I need you to hear I've found a reason for me To change...
