Sally Jackson and Poseidon

In which I nearly die at my job interview

I rumbed the edged of the newspaper on my index as I stared at the ad. Magnolia's Bakery was asking for emploies. The wage was slightly low; 9$ per hour and no-more than 4 hours per day but I really needed the money. Ever since Uncle Rick died... I shuddered at the memory. Even though it happened 5 years ago but the memory was still strong in my mind. Him chocking... the police tearing down the door...

'Hey, are you even listening to me?' my best and only friend, Miranna interupted my train of thoughts. I glanced at her. Miranna was short, with brown hair that reached just pass her shoulders. She had a small structure, yet her presence was huge.

'Sorry, I... what were you saying?' I asked. Miranna shot me a annoyed glare and continued.

'I was wondering if I should wear my green dress to my sister's birthday party. You know, the strapless one that matches my earings?' Miranna pointed to her ears. There, 2 fake emeral earings hung from her ears, streching her ear lobes. They looked painful yet beautiful.

'That would look nice. Did you get her birthday present yet?' I asked. Miranna was very forgetful. Most people at the candy store that we worked it fould it annoying, but I never understood why.

'No. I'll get it tomorrow- o my gosh! I just remembered! She invited me to go to her friends house for the rest of the summer.' she smiled. 'See? My memory's improving!'

I laughed. Miranna had such a carefree, talkive attitude. I admired how nothing lowered her self-esteem. 'That sounds like fun. When are you leaving?'

'Hmmm, I don't know...' Miranna checked her phone. 'O my gosh! In 2 days! I didn't even start packing! See you later Sally!' Miranna broke of into a run toward the road. It wasn't until she left that I realized that I would have to spend this year's summer alone. I might as well take that baking job...

I arrived at the bakery 15 minutes later. A bell rung as I stepped into the small shop. Immeaditally, the smell of freashly baked bread greeted me. I inhaled and exhaled. The walls were a pale light yellow. Tables covered in delicious deserts and shaped bread lined the right side of the wall. The rightr side had a sofa, a short table covered in magazines. in the far corner there was a coffee machine. Yum. I could definitly get used to this.

'Hi, may I help you with something?' a voice asked. I spun around and saw a young guy behind the counter. He had dyed blond hair, brown eyes and a medium structure though he was tall. He was wearing a white apron over a brown shirt which had flour on the sleves.

'Yeah. I saw in the paperes that you were offering jobs?' I held up the newspaper that was still in my hand.

'Oh. I'll get Mr. Ash- he's the manager.' With that the guy turned around and dissapeared through a door he came through.

After a few moments A tall guy walked out of the door. He was bald, light skin, with green eyes- wait no. he only had 1 green eye. the other was red. like the other guy, he had a white apron on- except this one had red blood on it!

'Sooooo, you want a job?' the manager had a low raspy voice. I looked back up at his head, and noticed his ears weren't actually ears. they were mini heads.

'I umm... yeah!' I forced my eyes away from the mini heads. it was a hallucation. I looked away blink and then looked at his head again. The mini heads were still there.

Mr. Ash frowned. 'Is there a problem?' I was about to say no but I thought twice. if I was going to work here, my manager would evevtually find out about my hallucations.

'Ummm, not realy but sometimes I get hallucatons and see weird stuff like monsters and huge birds with steel talons-' I started to explian but Mr. Ash lept over the table and grabbed me by the neck!

'You're a freaking demigod,' he excliamed.I gasped as as he tightened his grip 'You will DIE!' with that he flung me onto the counter. Then he stepped back and shivered as long talons eruped from his finger and his green eye turned blood red, like the other. I watch horrified as long fangs grew from his mouth. Then his shoes exploded and where his feet were suposed to be, were 2 gigantic chicken feet with tallons coming out of each toe. The monster grew 2 feet taller and roared. I was pretty sure that everyone in New York would've heard it! Then his blood read eyes looked at me and it screamed: 'DIE!'

The thing that used to be Mr. Ash leapt 3 feet in the air at me. I dove out of the way at the last second. The monster crashed into the counter and roared in pain holding it's hand. When he got up I saw that it's talon had cracked inhalf. Half of it was imbedded into the counter! I screamed and ran toward the door.

The monster dove at me again and this time I wasn't so lucky. It caught my ankle! It wrapped its talons around my ankle and I could feel the cuts forming. I screamed as the monster stood up. I lifted my ankle and lifted me off the flood. I grabbed the table leg.

'Please! Let me GO!' I begged 'I'm not a demi-,'

At that moment, the guy I saw earlier entered through the door way. I'd forgotton that hee existed. 'What are you going Mr. Ash?' he asked. I didn't believe it! Mr. Ash-The monster was holding me upside down by my ankle, and this guy was asking what was he doing? I stared at the guy. Did he not see what was happening?

'William,' the monster rasped 'Go cook some more loaves of bread.' The monster stared at William intensly for a moment then:

'Yes sir.' Before he turned I saw William's face wiped clean of emotion. His eyes looked misty, almost as if he was hyponisted.

'Willam! William! WILL-' I sreamed but the monster just banged my head into the wall. Then he dropped me on to the ground. The world turned blurry. I looked at the monster he laughed evilly sensing victory!

"You WILL die!' The monster swung his fist back preparing to punch me in the head. I had no douht what so ever that with one punch would crack my skull open. I closed my eyes as his fist swung toward my face.

The blow never came. I opened my eyes to see the monster pinned against the wall with a... glowing green trident sticking out of it's arm. The monster muttered 'Oww,' and disentergrated to golden dust infront of my eyes.

Suddenly the trident flew back, to the front of the store. A tall man opened his hand and caught it. He had pitch black hair with sea green eyes and a nice tan. he look strong and... ancient.

The man who just saved my life walked over to me. He bend down and tucked the few strands of hair that was in front of my eyes behind my ear. Then he whisphered in a gentle voice, 'Are you ok?'

I shaked my head. No. I wasn't okay. I had just been slamed around the store and then dropped on my head twice. By a monster that was supposed to be a hallucation. 'W-what w-was t-that... t-thing?' I asked.

'A monster. I don't know what type. Haven't seen any like that before.' he murmered. His breath smelled like the sea. In fact everything about him reminded me about the sea, the glowing green trident, the greenish blue t-shirt and shorts... 'You saw it?'

'Yeah. I t-thought i-it was a h-hallucation-,' I managed. Something about this guy was unsettling. He had a strong presence. A very powerful one. I could praticually see waves of power coming of him and the green trident.

Just then I heard sirens. Police and firefighter sirens. The weird guy infront of me raised his hand to my forehead and I blacked out.

Well, theres my 1st chapter. I apologies for all the grammer and spelling mistakes. When I done the book I'll fix them. Also, if any of you (readers) are Christian or Catholic, I posted some of the reading from Mass in the book: The Word of God. Please comment and share!