The Daughter of Apollo

Chapter Nine: Gods Help Me! Please!

Chapter Nine-Gods Help Me! Please!

I looked at my schedule again. Then at Lana and Meg's. We had all the same classes. Except one.

When I had Honors English (Yay, for not being dyslexic, only ADHD! Not that it helps.) Lana had Art and Meg had Honors Geometry. I just hoped none of my classes would be with the Preps-or popular people. I looked at our schedules again, for first period we had....biology. Gods help me! Please!

The gods apparently didn't want to help, as when I walked into the science room Mr. LB told us where our seats were. And I had to sit next to Hallie Ross, Audrey Plow, and a girl I didn't know. I hoped she wasn't like the Preps.

I shouldered my bag and walked towards my seat. As I sat down, the girl looked up from her paper. She was Asian-with dark black, short hair, and the fair milk chocolate skin. She smiled a forced smile, and I did the same.

I saw Hallie and Audrey scowl at the girl. If those two didn't like her, I'm sure that we'll be best friends!

I sat down and looked at the girl to my right. "Hi, I'm Jaycee Carter."

She smiled another forced smile. "Kyra Henley." She pronounced her name like Key-rah.

"Nice to meet you," She nodded and looked back at her paper while Hallie and Audrey glared at her. "Those two must really not like you."

"No, they don't."

"Why?"

"They think I take nude photos of myself and send them to guys."

"And you don't?"

"No way! I'm not stupid!" I heard her mumble under her breath, "They're just bitches."

My eyebrows rose slightly, and I looked down at my desk. I was afraid I'd fall asleep in class, and I was right in front of the teacher's desk. But as the class went on, I drifted off faster than Kyra could shake me awake. Mr. LB must've been far-sighted, because he didn't even notice.

My small dream started off like this.

I was first at Camp Half-Blood, just walking on the hill, walking closer and closer to the giant pine tree. When I reached out my hand to touch it, a girl materialized. I fell back startled, and the girl looked like she had something urgent to say, her electric blue eyes sparking. She had a message, I'm sure. Some type of warning.

But as I fell back, the ground opened up to swallow me and it shook and rumbled closed, as if it were laughing.....

The bell rang and my head snapped open. I automatically grabbed my stuff and followed Meg, Lana, and Kyra out the door.

I followed them down the steps towards our lockers. Kyra's happened to be right next to mine. I approached my locker when out of nowhere Hallie and Audrey materialized at my sides, along with another girl-Raven Smith-blocking my way to my locker.

"You shouldn't hang out with people like Kyra, Jaycee. You'll get a bad rep. And Lana and Meg, your two 'friends'. You should stick by people like us. You could be popular, like us." Hallie smiled at me. I shook my head in disgust.

"If I should 'stay away' from anyone, it'd be people like you," I spat. The look on their faces made me want to laugh until I couldn't breathe. They wore way too much make-up and glitter covered their faces. They looked like they'd just stepped right out of The Hunger Games books' Capitol.

Hallie glared at me. "Well, you dress like a stripper."

I looked down at what I was wearing. A white tank-top with a coral red box shirt over it, jeans that covered my tennis shoes but were short enough I didn't trip, and a grey Hollister jacket.