Helle // Apollo x oc

part 2

After I got home from school, the smelly excuse of a man was sitting in the living room drinking beer and watching tv. "Oh it's you, bring me another beer from the fringe wont ya?".

I stare at him silently oh how I wish I could bash his head right now. no one would know. But decide against it. And get him the drink without saying a word.

He seemed rather displeased by that and grapes my sleeve. "Hey it's rude to be silent. You better remember whose roof you're living under. I was graceful letting Sally let you stay here. You should be thankful.".

I look at him for a second. "Oo sä kiitolline mä annan sun elää sen jälkeen miten sä käyttäydyt niitä kohtaan." with a small smile, not quite reaching to my eyes.

"What was that?! You will speak English under my roof!" He gnarls.

"I'm simply expressing my gratitude in my native language." I lie and I walk to my room and close the door. Well mine and Percy's room. It's a small apartment so we share a room. But to be fair he is away a lot of the time being at school and all that. And I don't spend most of my summers here so it's not too cramped.

Talking about summer, it's already getting close to summer break. Percy will get back home, and we'll spend a week or two together and then I'll be on my way. But before that I'll have my last exams, but honestly I'm not too stressed about them. I mean it's world history and literature, my two top subjects. And world history but in the American school and education system, that's an easy 10.

I tried to teach Percy how to make literature easier but his dyslexia is a bit too severe for it. I can read perfectly well, I mean I'm multilingual and just enjoy reading in general so I guess that makes sense. But one thing I can't do is count. Like at all. Anything past the basic times table and I'm out. I can speak fluently like five languages but ask me what 13x11 is and I will die.

Anyway enough rambling, I should finish hah more like Finnish! Sorry- my homework, which is ridiculous. How does this country's education system suck this badly? So much homework but none of this is actually important what the hell... Anyway after finishing I go to the kitchen and Sally there.

"Heyy, how was work?" I ask and lean on the kitchen counter.

"The same as usual, but it pays so.. How are you? Did anything exciting happen today?" She smiles brightly even if clearly exhausted.

I try to think back to my day, "Well nothing out of ordinary I guess? Oh wait no I did get someone's number at a cafe? Not sure what that's about".

She seemed interested now, "Someone gave you their number? Did you message them? Is this like a date oor??"

"I haven't, I'm not sure what I would even text them hah, and I don't think so? I mean he seemed a few years older than me, I don't know. I guess I haven't even thought about any of that before" I laughed at her questions. She really has a way to make others feel at ease. You could think she had like a superpower.

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TIME SKIP - PERCY GET BACK HOME

I passed all my classes woohoo- Even if I wasn't surprised. Well actually I am surprised I didn't fail maths. That certainly was a pleasant surprise. But it's summer break now so I can forget about maths-

Anyways, I'm in mine and Percy's room, he is supposed to be coming home today. Apparently he was kicked from another school, fair schools here suck anyways. Sally is in the kitchen working on something. She is trying to appice Gabe because we're going to a beach cabin for the weekend. I'm not sure what's going on.

After finishing whatever she was doing she told me she was going to get some air.

I packed my stuff as I heard the front door open and Gabe yelling something, when the door to our room opened after a few seconds. And a head of dark hair appeared. "Tuuli, mom, are you here?" he asked.

I jumped down from the top bunk. And tackle him as I yell "BOO!" and start laughing.

He jumped and looked like he had a heart attack but soon started laughing. When we both calmed down he asked. "Where's mom?"

"Oh I think she's outside, she was sitting at the fire escape a bit ago" I pointed to the window.

As we both turned towards it, she stepped back in soaking wet from the rain. I don't understand how she can enjoy that? Being wet and cold, not thanks.

"Percy" she said and brought him to a hug. I decided to let them have a moment and got my phone and headphones, as well as a few books and put them all in my backpack. Focusing more on my packing.

I turned back into the conversation when I heard my name being mentioned. "Tuuli, Percy, make sure you have enough clothes packed for the weekend, we are going to the beach cabin". 

As she left to go prepare something we both packed. Well he did, I was already done. "So how was school?" I ask him in more of a casual way.

"I thought it was going well, but we'll go to shit again. " He then turned to me, "When did you get that piercing btw? Last time I saw you, you only had a few in your ears?"

I point to my nose "Oh the septum, I get it I think two months ago, took some convincing and my own money but I'd say it was worth it, looks pretty badass right?" I joke.

"It's fun?" He is a bit unsure what to say. He seems to be lost in his head so I walk next to him and shove him a little bit. "What's wrong Kala?" I ask using the nickname I've been calling him for a few years now.

He looked at me for a moment then asked, "What would you do if you saw something and no one believed you?" He then shook his head, "I'm not going crazy, I know what I saw."

"Well I'd probably try to get info and maybe ask your mum about it? Don't get me wrong I don't think you're crazy even if you are an odd pikku kala. I think you'll find the answers soon enough" I wink.

"Is this one of your tarot card things?" he joked.

"Naah sometimes I just know things. I mean when am I ever wrong?" I ask and he just glanced at me, "actually don't respond to that"

We both just laugh, it's good to see him relaxed for a moment.

Soon Sally tells us to get to the living room and we head out to the car. I sit at the backseat and pull up my book as we get going.

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