The Story of Riley Jackson

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

*Percy's Point of View*

Riley isn't in the cabin. "She must be a the beach still." I say to myself. I leave the cabin and go to the beach.

When I'm at the beach I see Riley lying In the same place where she was before.

"Riley!" I shout. She doesn't answer or look my way. "Riley!" I try again. Still nothing. Maybe she's really hurt? Panic rises in me as a list of terrible things that might've happened to her pass through my mind as I run to her.

"Riley," I say when I bend down to her. She's breathing, so that's good. She's probably just sleeping. I think. I consider waking her but I don't. Instead, I pick her up. Surprisingly she weighs like nothing, so I carry her to our cabin and put her on one of the beds on her side.

"Sweet dreams, little sister." I say as I get ready to go to sleep.

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In my dream, I was at my father's palace under the ocean.

"Hello, Percy." Poseidon's voice booms from the throne a few yards away from me.

"Hi, Dad." I say. "Why am I here? What do you have to show me?"

"Not exactly show. I wanted to talk to you about Riley."

"Yea? What about her?"

"So you know she's your 100% blood related sister. I hope you're not made at me and Sally for keeping you guys apart all theses years."

"Not really mad but upset."

"Yea, okay. Anyway, the real reason why I wanted to talk to you about is to be a good brother to her. She's had a tough life and she needs to learn to trust people again. Promise me this, okay?" This is one awkward conversation me and the god of the sea.

"Uh, yea dad. Promise."

"And make sure Riley doesn't do something dumb." There's that again. What do they mean by that? I try to ask my dad but I'm already fading into another dream. Before I leave, I hear my dad say "She's not exactly like you."

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*Riley's Point of View*

I when I wake up I don't know where I am or how I got here. It takes me a while to realize that I'm in the Poseidon cabin at Camp Half-Blood. But didn't I fall asleep on the beach? I don't remember walking to the cabin, much less the way to the cabin. I sit up and look on the other side of the room and see that Percy is still sleeping.

I get up and look around the cabin, realizing how it smells just like the beach.

"This place could use some proper cleaning." I whisper to my self and start walking around. I come across a mirror and look at my reflection. The side where my head got cut is caked in dried blood but the wound is closed and healing. My orange shirt and jeans are wrinkled and I slept with my shoes on. My hair is in messy knots and some in blood from the cut on my head. I look like a freakin' creature from a horror movie I once saw with this one gal I thought was my friend until she turned into a monster that tried to kill me afterwards.

I don't care how I look so I find the back door that leads to the beach and head outside. The sunrise is beautiful and the waves crash casually along the sandy beach.

I can't stand still anymore, not with the ocean calling my name. I run and jump off the dock that seems to not have been used for a while and dive into the lake.

Once I'm under water, I open my eyes and breathe in the sweet water. I allow my clothes to get wet, not caring about a thing in the world. Nothing can hurt me now. This is my territory. I say in my mind. I finally feel safe for the first time in many days.