CHAPTER 20: THE PLAN
It was Friday and it was announced in the busily noisy and over-crowded food hall that up until lunch they would study Greek beliefs to conclude on the big three topic (perhaps that would be helpful to learn how to play Hades) and after that their pending was turned into a free as they’d be doing an hour of astronomy from 8-9pm studying the stars.
Making their way to professor Kwin’s classroom in cabin 4, Tom seemed quieter than usual and, as the others had gone on, Athena decided to ask what was up.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah” he tried to smile
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, I’ve just been thinking, that’s all”
“About what? You know you can’t hide anything from me Thomas”
“Well, everything’s about to change, isn’t it?”
“I did tell you” she grinned, Tom shoved her and, grinning too, they took their usual seats.
Eyeing them maliciously, Seth Rogue glared as they worked. Athena wasn’t sure what his problem was... or whether he knew something they didn’t, and then she remembered what he had said before. ‘The walls have ears in this place’.
“Tom” she whispered “look at Seth”
“Must I?” he groaned
“He knows, I can tell”
“Don’t be stu-”
“He does, me too” Emma interrupted, causing Tom to jump slightly, of course Seth smirked.
“Do you ever not eavesdrop?” Tom moaned, Liam glanced up too now. Sighing, Emma continued:
“I wonder how”
“The walls have ears” Liam whispered, Seth smirked once more, before continuing with his work.
“Nutter” Tom remarked, also glaring at Seth.
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It was 8pm and Athena’s group were on a lanky hill under the dark summer’s sky. They were using techniques they had learnt in class to spy the shimmering stars and draw up their very own star charts.
“Could we be doing anything worse on a Friday night?” said Persy
“Greek history with Janscombe” muttered Alex
“To think I actually used to like history, at school obviously” Tom spoke.
They had been put in to groups of five and Athena was with Tom, Alex, Persy and Maria. Robbie and Emma were with Kassandra Impey, Selene Emmis and Thera Blunt, some of the girls who had become attached to Robbie. Their friend Hanna Duddario (who was with Timmy and Liam) did not look impressed and wore a complexion of purple jealousy.
“Me too” added Maria.
“I’ve always disliked it” cut in Athena “But now I hate it- with a passion”
“Just be thankful that we don’t have to do maths” Persy stated “the Greeks were crazy about that stuff”
“Touché” Athena grimaced
