The Wrath of Zeus

Camps in New York have weird names

Scarlett

I wonder how Manhattan is going to be. But my biggest worry is me being alone. I remember my father saying 'You are moving', he never said we. I don't want to live alone. I think about being alone and ridiculed by all as usual and this time in a new city without a dad to help me through it. Don't be so pessimistic I tell myself. My dad will not leave me alone, not at the age of 13. I'm going to have a better life I tell myself. And somewhere between thinking and crying  and laughing sleep finds me and I drift off. 

I wake up in the morning to the sound of my father's voice. "Wake up my little princess". 

"Good morning dad"

"We need to leave in an hour"

"Wait, what?"

"You will understand everything once you go to camp half blood" 

"Half blood? Is this a joke?" Or JK. Rowling is very popular and camps love her.

"No it isn't. Let's go home now so you can pack"

"Are you coming to New York too?"

I knew what he would say. I should've spared myself and kept quiet. But there a small part of me that was still hopeful.

"No" he says. That small part of me died with that. He turns away and walks out. "Come with me" he adds, pausing near the door. I silently follow him. I don't know what happened to him today, he's never like this. Mother must've really gotten to him. What was her name again?

He silently gets into the car and we reach home without even saying a word. I go out of the car into my room. "How many days am I going to be there?" I ask. "I don't know, you make the choice after reaching that place" he says. I pack a dozen sets of clothes and other necessary items. I pack my old clip, still beautiful, my only gift from mom. It holds no sentimental value. I have it becuase it's beautiful. It's not a memoir I tell myself. I look at my room one last time. My home. All my best memories are associated with this place. I tell goodbye to the walls, to the lights, to the books, to the toys as I wipe away a tear.

"Let's go" I say. He drives me to the airport and after reaching the place we get into an aeroplane.

I fall asleep. 

I wake up after some time and ask "When will we land?" "We'll be getting down in another 5 minutes" he replies. I look outside. New home. "What is this camp half blood?" I ask him. "It is a camp for special children. For children who are too good for the others" he smiles. "Too good? Or too bad?" He always says I'm too for my peers, but I know the truth. I am a loser; a freak and dad is just trying to make me feel better. Now he is dumping me with a camp full of other losers. "Here we are!" he says. The plane lowers and then finally stops. I remove my seat belt and walk out. He calls a cab and says "Long island". The next 40 minutes are spent in silence. My father directs the cabbie into a forest and asks the driver to stop. After a slight hesitation, he looks at me and says "The future is yours to find"

"Here?"

"Here"

"Dad this is a forest! A forest! This is no camp! What the hell?!"

If you want to ditch me at least do it somewhere where I have a chance of survival! What the hell dad!

"Do you trust me?"

"I do, but this is just insane!!"

"Get down" he says sharpy

"What the- ugh fine" I get down. "Happy?"

He shuts the door. The cab leaves and my eyes widen in shock. I yell at the cab and run behind it. After a while, it goes out of sight and I fall to the ground.

What am I supposed  to do now? Why is my dad doing this? I don't see any camp. Then I suddenly realize what has happened. My father has abandoned me. Of course, Oscar winning Arthur Schwartz Ramirez Arellano doesn't need a loser daughter like  Scarlett Schwartz Ramirez Arellano. He wants her dead.

Suddenly two doves appear out of nowhere and one of them sits on my shoulder. The other one flies ahead. It turns back as if it was waiting for me. My gut says I should follow the bird, so I walk behind it.