Demigods through the Mist

Caleo - Kelsey Greenwood

(These are so cliche, I just can't.)

I'm Kelsey Greenwood. My best friend is Calypso Ogygia. I have black hair, and green eyes. The government recently announced that the Greek Gods are real. My dad says it's true, so I believe him. I still wear my hijab though, out of habit. For some reason, Calypso didn't seem surprised at all when I told her about the whole 'Greek God' thing. She is by far the prettiest girl in our school, unlike those sluts who are always strutting around in basically nothing. She has blond/brown hair that looks like honey, and big brown eyes.  All the guys flirt with her, but she never seems to realize it. Only when they ask her out does she say that she has a boyfriend.

For some reason she doesn't seem to understand basic phrases and has never heard of popular brands, except for Nike, which for some reason she mutters "Why does SHE get her own footwear line?" 

Anyways, right now I'm sitting in a coffee shop (Starbucks, to be exact XD) with Calypso. She's staring off into the distance, looking sad. 

"Hey Caly, what's the matter?" I ask, teasing, hoping she will lighten up a bit.

She just sighs and looks at her coffee. Okay, now I know something wrong. She hates it when I call her Caly. 

"Calypso? What's bothering you? You've been like this all day!" I say worriedly, looking at her over my cup of coffee. She sighs again, then smiles weakly.

"I just miss my boyfriend. It's hard for me to be away from him for such a long time."

I remember now. Calypso told me about all the relationships she'd had. It always ended with her getting her heart broken. If this guy does the same to her, he's gonna get it.

"Why don't you call him?" I ask, curious. I mean, I know Calypso doesn't have a phone, but she could at least use a public pay phone or something, right? 

"He doesn't have a phone either." She says, looking downcast. Are they a part of some religious group or something?

I'm about to say something, when a familiar voice interrupts me.

"Heyyy babe. I didn't know we went to the same coffee shop. Want to share one?" I had the horrible feeling he wasn't talking about coffee.

"Piss off David. She has a boyfriend." I say angrily. David opens his mouth, but Calypso beats him to it.

"Kelsey, he's just trying to be nice. David, would you like to sit with us?" Calypso says. How does she not get that he is flirting with her??? Maybe she thinks that he isn't flirting with her because she says she already has a boyfriend.

"Sure thing." He says, smiling in a predatory way.

He scooches into the booth next to Calypso. I know their thighs are touching. Calypso looks uncomfortable, and scoots a little further away from David. He scooches closer.

"Actually, Calypso, we have a sleepover at your house with the girls tonight, remember? Come on, we better get going, or we are going to be late." I say, pulling an emergency BFF extraction (EBFFE) . She looks at me gratefully. 

"Yeah, I almost forgot. Sorry David, maybe some other time?" She says.

"Cool. I'll be around." He says, attempting to seem nonchalant. You could practically hear the steam coming out of his ears.

Calypso moves around him, and we pay and walk out of the shop. Brrrrrrr. I forgot how cold it is outside. I wrap my hijab tighter around my head. 

Calypso shivers too. 

"I wish Leo were here." She says, stuttering in the cold. 

"Who's Leo?" I ask. She's never mentioned a 'Leo' before.