Trapped (Book 2 of Seaweed Brain and Ghost Girl)

My Girl

Emery's P.O.V

The next morning I walked outside and met most of the new campers. There were a few new ones from the Hermes cabin, Hecate, and Iris.

There was a small boy, probably only 9, he was the son of Hermes. He looked scared by the way he stared at his siblings. It reminded me of the way Cammy took those kids to McDonald's once, and when I first met her.

He clutched his snake plushie and was shoved to the ground. I stood up and walked over to him. The boys who were messing with him stopped when I was a foot away from them.

I glared at them. "Do you think it's funny to do that to your brother?" I asked. They didn't answer. "I asked you a question!"

They flinched. "No..." One said. I picked up the boy and looked at they other boys.

"Look," I sighed. "You might not like eachother right now, but when you get older, you'll realize how much you need eachother. You will, trust me." I looked at the small boy and gave him a kiss on his forehead, then the other boys.

Connor stood in the doorway of his cabin, staring at me. He clapped and the boys scurried somewhere else.

It was so long ago when I last talked to them. The Stolls. Connor was one I talked to with the most. He was the best cousin I could have asked for.

I walked up to the porch and sat there, he soon joined me. I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"So girl, how have you been? How is school?" He asked, that stupid box smile he always made me smile in return.

"It's ok, my university was half destroyed due to saving the new son of Hypnos. I had a feeling after a month and my school was attacked and he was freaking out." I explained.

He laughed. It felt good, being home. Hanging out with my long lost friends. It almost seemed like I should stay. I would if I could.

We spoke about gossip and girl things, it seemed like I was becoming my old self, but not quite. It was like I was being tied down with a strange force and all I could do was act like it was nothing.

After a while, I went over to my cabin, it started getting foggy. I floated in the air and I started panicking. It was a memory of Tartarus. Being in the deadly air, suffocating, I could barely breathe. I imagined Nico standing in front of me. It felt real, his hands on my shoulders to calm me down.

I felt myself fall but I don't know if I hit the ground. I just felt myself float. I blacked out.
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Nico's P.O.V

I got a call yesterday about Emery being at Camp. I shadow traveled as fast as I could. I couldn't leave Emery alone, she has these flashes. Flashes of Tartarus, and then she starts to freak out.

I ran through the whole camp looking for her. The fog was think, so it was hard to see. I bumped into someone and it was Emery. Her eyes were clouded in fear. I grabbed her shoulders so she would snap out of it. She was shaking so much that she collapsed on the floor.

I picked her up and took her to her cabin. I opened the door and examined the room. Her bed was green, there were pictures all over the walls of everyone she knew. Even us.

I set her down on the bed and covered her up. I went back to the pictures and picked up the one of us. She had her arms around my neck and our foreheads were put together. I remember that day.

Emery was running towards me and it was around early fall. She was running towards me with a camera in her hand.