My Dark Past

Chapter One

Leo

I rub my eyes, and put my head on the workbench table. 2 days of nonstop working, and my project is finished. A miniscule microchip, that can acts as a walkie-talkie, iPod, diary, radio, satellite, and a holographic projector. I'm pretty proud of it, but as I run my nimble fingers through my curly brownish black hair, I feel the effects start to kick in. I have heavy bags under my eyes, and I can literally feel the waves of exhaustion rolling off of me. Not to mention my empty stomach. Though, I hadn't been eating even before I started my project.

I get up and decide to take a shower, because though I may not much pay attention to myself, the others would notice if I haven't been showering. I leave the workroom and head into my cabin. There are metal scraps everywhere, and tools are littered on every surface you can think of. But, at least the beds are clean, and there is a walkway, where we pushed everything to the sides. The Hephaestus kids can easily work our way through it, but the other campers, well, they have a bit more trouble.

I get to the bathroom without being noticed, and lock the door. I hesitate to take off my shirt, and decide to get the water running first. After I get the water to the right temperature, I take off my shirt. My skin is a landscape of cuts, bruises, and wounds. Some monsters did to me, some mortals did to me, some other demigods did to me, and many are self-inflicted. I hate seeing myself shirtless, because I feel so disgusted. You can see my ribs barely contained by my skin, and the sickly color adds to the effect. I shudder, and finish taking off my clothes. After my long shower, I dry off, and put on some new clothes. I picked my clothes out beforehand. Jeans and a skin tight long sleeve black t-shirt. After getting dressed, I choose to go to breakfast. Usually I try to spend as much time as possible alone, but I have to make appearances occasionally.

Before I leave the bathroom, I look in the mirror, and practice smiling and looking happy. I walk out of my cabin with a huge grin. If only they knew how fake it was...