Percy Jackson- Shots

Not Again

I sat up straight in my bed. My forehead beaded with sweat, my hands clammy.

And she was staring at me.

"Are you alright?" Hazel asked, putting her hand on my cheek.

"Yeah. I... I just had a nightmare," I said.

"What about?" she asked in a soft, quiet voice.

If it were anyone else who had asked that question, I would have told them to mind their own business. But this was Hazel.

"It... It was like I lost Bianca all over again." My voice was shaky.

Hazel sighed sympathetically. "Nico..."

"Look, it's fine. It was just a nightmare," I said. Hazel's hand dropped from my cheek. She was about to stand up, when I took her hand. "Can you stay with me?" I asked.

Hazel smiled. She kissed my forehead then crawled under the covers with me. As her small body pressed against me, I promised myself that I wouldn't let her get away from me. I couldn't lose her. I couldn't lose my sister. Not again.